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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.28
বালক কহে, — গোপ আমি, এই গ্রামে বসি ।
আমার গ্রামেতে কেহ না রহে উপবাসী ॥ ২৮ ॥
bālaka kahe, — gopa āmi, ei grāme vasi
āmāra grāmete keha nā rahe upavāsī
The boy replied, “Sir, I am a cowherd boy, and I reside in this village. In My village, no one fasts.
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The boy identified Himself as a cowherd boy.
He said that He resided in that village.
He told Mādhavendra Purī that no one fasted in His village.
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:
In this way He reached the celebrated village of Remuṇā, where there is a Deity of Gopīnātha. There He narrated the story of Mādhavendra Purī, as He had heard it from His spiritual master, Īśvara Purī.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: “cowherd”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What impression does the boy’s statement about His village leave with you?
Ask someone in your household whether they have had enough to eat today.
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