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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.51
ঠাকুর দেখিল মাটী-তৃণে আচ্ছাদিত ।
দেখি’ সব লোক হৈল আনন্দে বিস্মিত ॥ ৫১ ॥
ṭhākura dekhila māṭī-tṛṇe ācchādita
dekhi’ saba loka haila ānande vismita
When they saw the Deity covered with dirt and grass, they were all struck with wonder and pleasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The people saw the Deity covered with dirt and grass.
Seeing the Deity filled them with wonder.
They all felt pleasure at the sight of Him.
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.
What touches you about their pleasure on seeing the Deity, even covered with dirt and grass?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the wonder and pleasure described in this verse.
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