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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.167
এই মত চন্দন দেয় প্রত্যহ ঘষিয়া ।
পরায় সেবক সব আনন্দ করিয়া ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
ei mata candana deya pratyaha ghaṣiyā
parāya sevaka saba ānanda kariyā
In this way Gopīnāthajī was supplied ground sandalwood pulp daily. The servants of Gopīnātha were very pleased with this.
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Ground sandalwood pulp was supplied to Gopīnāthajī.
This supply was maintained daily.
The servants of Gopīnātha were very pleased with this arrangement.
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:
Again he saw in a dream that Gopāla at Govardhana Hill desired that very sandalwood to be turned into pulp mixed with camphor and smeared over the body of Gopīnāthajī. Understanding that that would satisfy the Gopāla Deity at Govardhana, Mādhavendra Purī executed the order and returned to Jagannātha Purī.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: “gopīnāthajī”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my regular contribution support a shared service?
Complete one small service you have committed to doing regularly.
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