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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.196
শেষকালে এই শ্লোক পঠিতে পঠিতে ।
সিদ্ধিপ্রাপ্তি হৈল পুরীর শ্লোকের সহিতে ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
śeṣa-kāle ei śloka paṭhite paṭhite
siddhi-prāpti haila purīra ślokera sahite
Mādhavendra Purī recited this verse again and again at the end of his material existence. Thus uttering this verse, he attained the ultimate goal of life.
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Mādhavendra Purī recited this verse at the end of his material existence.
He recited it again and again.
While uttering this verse, he attained the ultimate goal of life.
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:
When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood. But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam.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 stands out to me about Mādhavendra Purī’s repeated recitation at life’s end?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Mādhavendra Purī’s repeated recitation and its culmination.
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