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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.191
এত বলি’ পড়ে প্রভু তাঁর কৃত শ্লোক ।
যেই শ্লোক-চন্দ্রে জগৎ কর্যাছে আলোক ॥ ১৯১ ॥
eta bali’ paḍe prabhu tāṅra kṛta śloka
yei śloka-candre jagat karyāche āloka
After saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the famous verse of Mādhavendra Purī. That verse is just like the moon. It has spread illumination all over the world.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After speaking, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the famous verse of Mādhavendra Purī.
That verse is compared to the moon.
Like the moon spreading light, the verse has spread illumination all over the world.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the comparison to moonlight help me appreciate about Mādhavendra Purī’s verse?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the image of a devotional verse spreading illumination like the moon.
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