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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.42
শৈল-উপরি হৈতে আমা কুঞ্জে লুকাঞা ।
ম্লেচ্ছ-ভয়ে সেবক মোর গেল পলাঞা ॥ ৪২ ॥
śaila-upari haite āmā kuñje lukāñā
mleccha-bhaye sevaka mora gela palāñā
“When the Muslims attacked, the priest who was serving Me hid Me in this bush in the jungle. Then he ran away out of fear of the attack.
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When the Muslims attacked, the priest hid the One he was serving in a bush in the jungle.
The priest then ran away out of fear of the attack.
The account describes both the priest’s act of hiding Him and the fear that led the priest to leave.
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:
The next morning he invited his neighborhood friends to accompany him to excavate the Deity from the jungle. He then established the Deity of Śrī Gopālajī on top of Govardhana Hill with great pomp.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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might fear affect my willingness to continue serving?
Name one fear that makes a responsibility difficult for you to carry out.
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