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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.33
দুগ্ধ পান করি’ ভাণ্ড ধুঞা রাখিল ।
বাট দেখে, সে বালক পুনঃ না আইল ॥ ৩৩ ॥
dugdha pāna kari’ bhāṇḍa dhuñā rākhila
bāṭa dekhe, se bālaka punaḥ nā āila
After drinking the milk, Mādhavendra Purī washed the pot and put it aside. He looked toward the path, but the boy never returned.
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Mādhavendra Purī drank the milk.
He washed the pot and put it aside.
He looked toward the path, but the boy never returned.
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:
Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “washed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about Mādhavendra Purī’s actions after drinking the milk?
Wash and carefully set aside a cup or container after using it today.
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