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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.174
যাঁর লাগি’ গোপীনাথ ক্ষীর কৈল চুরি ।
অতএব নাম হৈল ‘ক্ষীরচোরা’ করি’ ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
yāṅra lāgi’ gopīnātha kṣīra kaila curi
ataeva nāma haila ‘kṣīra-corā’ kari’
“On account of Mādhavendra Purī, Lord Gopīnātha stole the pot of sweet rice. Thus He became famous as Kṣīra-corā [the thief who stole the sweet rice].
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Lord Gopīnātha stole a pot of sweet rice.
He did this on account of Mādhavendra Purī.
Thus He became famous as Kṣīra-corā, the thief who stole the sweet rice.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Since then, the Gopīnātha Deity has been known as Kṣīra-corā-gopīnātha, the Deity who stole the pot of condensed milk. After reaching Jagannātha Purī, Mādhavendra Purī received permission from the King to take out one maund of sandalwood and twenty tolas of camphor.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.
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.
What stands out to me about Gopīnātha’s action on account of Mādhavendra Purī?
Recall the name Kṣīra-corā today and the action of Gopīnātha that it describes.
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