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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.162
এত বলি’ গোপাল গেল, গোসাঞি জাগিলা ।
গোপীনাথের সেবকগণে ডাকিয়া আনিলা ॥ ১৬২ ॥
eta bali’ gopāla gela, gosāñi jāgilā
gopīnāthera sevaka-gaṇe ḍākiyā ānilā
After giving these instructions, Gopāla disappeared, and Mādhavendra Purī awoke. He immediately called for all the servants of Gopīnātha, and they came before him.
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After giving His instructions, Gopāla disappeared, and Mādhavendra Purī awoke.
Mādhavendra Purī immediately called for all the servants of Gopīnātha.
The servants came before him, ready to hear what he had to say.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I receive an instruction for service, do I respond promptly?
Take one immediate step toward carrying out a service instruction you have received.
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