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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.34
বসি’ নাম লয় পুরী, নিদ্রা নাহি হয় ।
শেষরাত্রে তন্দ্রা হৈল, — বাহ্যবৃত্তি-লয় ॥ ৩৪ ॥
vasi’ nāma laya purī, nidrā nāhi haya
śeṣa-rātre tandrā haila, — bāhya-vṛtti-laya
Mādhavendra Purī could not sleep. He sat and chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and at the end of the night he dozed a little, and his external activities stopped.
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Mādhavendra Purī could not sleep.
He sat and chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
At the end of the night, he dozed a little, and his external activities stopped.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One night while in Govardhana, Mādhavendra Purī dreamed that the Gopāla Deity was within the forest. The next morning he invited his neighborhood friends to accompany him to excavate the Deity from the jungle.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.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might Mādhavendra Purī’s example encourage you to make time for chanting?
Sit quietly today and spend a few minutes chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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