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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.171Madhya 4.173

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.172

দুগ্ধদান-ছলে কৃষ্ণ যাঁরে দেখা দিল ।

তিনবারে স্বপ্নে আসি’ যাঁরে আজ্ঞা কৈল ॥ ১৭২ ॥

dugdha-dāna-chale kṛṣṇa yāṅre dekhā dila

tina-bāre svapne āsi’ yāṅre ājñā kaila

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Mādhavendra Purī was so fortunate that Kṛṣṇa personally appeared before him on the plea of delivering milk. Three times the Lord gave orders to Mādhavendra Purī in dreams.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Personally Appeared Before Mādhavendra Purī

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described Mādhavendra Purī as very fortunate.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa personally appeared before him on the plea of delivering milk.

  3. 3

    Three times the Lord gave Mādhavendra Purī orders in dreams.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dugdha-dāna-chaleon the plea of delivering milk
  2. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  3. yāṅreunto whom
  4. dekhā dilamade His appearance
  5. tina-bārethree times
  6. svapnein dreams
  7. āsi’coming
  8. yāṅreunto whom
  9. ājñāorder
  10. kailagave
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivering”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches me about Kṛṣṇa personally coming to deliver milk?

Practice

Write one sentence about the fortune of receiving Kṛṣṇa’s personal visit and instructions.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Personally Appeared Before Mādhavendra PurīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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