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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.184
ম্লেচ্ছদেশ দূর পথ, জগাতি অপার ।
কেমতে চন্দন নিব — নাহি এ বিচার ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
mleccha-deśa dūra patha, jagāti apāra
ke-mate candana niba — nāhi e vicāra
“Mādhavendra Purī was not at all anxious during the long journey to Vṛndāvana through the provinces governed by the Muslims and filled with unlimited numbers of watchmen.
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Mādhavendra Purī undertook a long journey to Vṛndāvana.
His route passed through provinces governed by the Muslims and filled with unlimited numbers of watchmen.
He was not at all anxious during this journey.
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:
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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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: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Mādhavendra Purī’s freedom from anxiety encourage me when a task seems daunting?
Recall Mādhavendra Purī’s lack of anxiety, then calmly take the next step in one service that concerns you.
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