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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 4.188Madhya 4.190

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.189

পরীক্ষা করিতে গোপাল কৈল আজ্ঞা দান ।

পরীক্ষা করিয়া শেষে হৈল দয়াবান্ ॥ ১৮৯ ॥

parīkṣā karite gopāla kaila ājñā dāna

parīkṣā kariyā śeṣe haila dayāvān

Translation

“To test the intense love of Mādhavendra Purī, Gopāla, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, ordered him to bring sandalwood from Nīlācala, and when Mādhavendra Purī passed this examination, the Lord became very merciful to him.

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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.

Love Tested and Met with Mercy

  1. 1

    Gopāla is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He ordered Mādhavendra Purī to bring sandalwood from Nīlācala to test his intense love.

  3. 3

    Mādhavendra Purī passed this examination. The Lord then became very merciful to him.

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. parīkṣātest
  2. kariteto make
  3. gopālaLord Gopāla
  4. kailadid
  5. ājñāthe order
  6. dānagiving
  7. parīkṣāthe test
  8. kariyāmaking
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

  • 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: “merciful”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Mādhavendra Purī’s response teach me about expressing love through service?

Practice

Take one concrete step today toward completing a devotional service you have undertaken.

Live this todayLove Tested and Met with MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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