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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.52
আবরণ দূর করি’ করিল বিদিতে ।
মহা-ভারী ঠাকুর — কেহ নারে চালাইতে ॥ ৫২ ॥
āvaraṇa dūra kari’ karila vidite
mahā-bhārī ṭhākura — keha nāre cālāite
After they had cleansed the body of the Deity, some of them said, “The Deity is very heavy. No single person can move Him.”
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The people cleansed the body of the Deity.
Afterward, some of them pointed out that the Deity was very heavy.
They recognized that no single person could move Him.
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.
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: “cleansed”
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When do you need to acknowledge that a task requires help?
Ask for help with one task today that you cannot safely manage alone.
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