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  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
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  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 4.175Madhya 4.177

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.176

ম্লেচ্ছদেশে কর্পূর-চন্দন আনিতে জঞ্জাল ।

পুরী দুঃখ পাবে ইহা জানিয়া গোপাল ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

mleccha-deśe karpūra-candana ānite jañjāla

purī duḥkha pābe ihā jāniyā gopāla

Translation

“In the provinces of India governed by the Muslims, there was much inconvenience in traveling with sandalwood and camphor. Because of this, Mādhavendra Purī might have gotten into trouble. This became known to the Gopāla Deity.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gopāla Knew Mādhavendra Purī’s Difficulties

  1. 1

    Traveling with sandalwood and camphor caused much inconvenience in the provinces of India governed by the Muslims.

  2. 2

    Because of these conditions, Mādhavendra Purī might have gotten into trouble.

  3. 3

    This possible difficulty became known to the Gopāla Deity.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mleccha-deśethrough the countries where Muslims ruled
  2. karpūra-candanacamphor and sandalwood
  3. āniteto bring
  4. jañjālainconvenience
  5. purīMādhavendra Purī
  6. duḥkhaunhappiness
  7. pābewill get
  8. ihāthis
  9. jāniyāknowing
  10. gopālaGopāla
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What reassurance do I find in Gopāla’s awareness of Mādhavendra Purī’s difficulty?

Practice

Read the final sentence again and pause to consider Gopāla’s awareness of the trouble Mādhavendra Purī might face.

Live this todayGopāla Knew Mādhavendra Purī’s DifficultiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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