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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.55
গ্রামের ব্রাহ্মণ সব নব ঘট লঞা ।
গোবিন্দ-কুণ্ডের জল আনিল ছানিঞা ॥ ৫৫ ॥
grāmera brāhmaṇa saba nava ghaṭa lañā
govinda-kuṇḍera jala ānila chāniñā
All the brāhmaṇa priests of the village gathered together with nine waterpots, and water from Govinda-kuṇḍa lake was brought there and filtered.
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All the brāhmaṇa priests of the village gathered together.
They gathered with nine waterpots.
Water was brought from Govinda-kuṇḍa lake and filtered.
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:
In this way He reached the celebrated village of Remuṇā, where there is a Deity of Gopīnātha. There He narrated the story of Mādhavendra Purī, as He had heard it from His spiritual master, Īśvara Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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In this verse: “gathered”, “together”
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