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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.21
পূর্বে শ্ৰীমাধব-পুরী আইলা বৃন্দাবন ।
ভ্রমিতে ভ্রমিতে গেলা গিরি গোবর্ধন ॥ ২১ ॥
pūrve śrī-mādhava-purī āilā vṛndāvana
bhramite bhramite gelā giri govardhana
Once, Śrī Mādhavendra Purī traveled to Vṛndāvana, where he came upon the hill known as Govardhana.
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Śrī Mādhavendra Purī once traveled to Vṛndāvana.
While there, he came upon a hill.
That hill was known as Govardhana.
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:
On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages. In this way He reached the celebrated village of Remuṇā, where there is a Deity of Gopīnātha.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”, “govardhana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I clearly recall where Mādhavendra Purī traveled and what he found there?
Write down Vṛndāvana and Govardhana, noting the connection given in this verse.
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