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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.76
অনেক ঘট ভরি’ দিল সুবাসিত জল ।
বহুদিনের ক্ষুধায় গোপাল খাইল সকল ॥ ৭৬ ॥
aneka ghaṭa bhari’ dila suvāsita jala
bahu-dinera kṣudhāya gopāla khāila sakala
Many waterpots were filled with scented water for drinking, and Lord Śrī Gopāla, who had been hungry for many days, ate everything offered to Him.
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Many waterpots were filled with scented drinking water.
Lord Śrī Gopāla had been hungry for many days.
He ate everything that was offered to 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:
Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī. This pot of condensed milk was stolen by Gopīnātha and delivered to Mādhavendra Purī.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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Gopāla’s eating the offering affect the care I bring to offering food?
Include fresh drinking water when you offer food to Gopāla today.
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