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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.31
গোদোহন করিতে চাহি, শীঘ্র আমি যাব ।
আরবার আসি আমি এই ভাণ্ড লইব ॥ ৩১ ॥
go-dohana karite cāhi, śīghra āmi yāba
āra-bāra āsi āmi ei bhāṇḍa la-iba
The boy continued, “I must go very soon to milk the cows, but I shall return and take back this milk pot from you.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The boy said that He had to leave very soon.
He needed to go and milk the cows.
He said that He would return to take back the milk pot.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How clearly do you communicate when you must leave and plan to return?
When arranging to collect a borrowed item today, clearly tell the other person your plan.
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