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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.46
ক্ষণেক রোদন করি, মন কৈল ধীর ।
আজ্ঞা-পালন লাগি’ হইলা সুস্থির ॥ ৪৬ ॥
kṣaṇeka rodana kari, mana kaila dhīra
ājñā-pālana lāgi’ ha-ilā susthira
Mādhavendra Purī cried for some time, but then he fixed his mind on executing the order of Gopāla. Thus he became tranquil.
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Mādhavendra Purī cried for some time.
He then fixed his mind on carrying out the order of Gopāla.
By turning his attention to that order, he became tranquil.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can focusing on a clear act of service help me become steady?
Choose one small service to carry out today and focus on its next step.
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