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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.77
যদ্যপি গোপাল সব অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন খাইল ।
তাঁর হস্ত-স্পর্শে পুনঃ তেমনি হইল ॥ ৭৭ ॥
yadyapi gopāla saba anna-vyañjana khāila
tāṅra hasta-sparśe punaḥ temani ha-ila
Although Śrī Gopāla ate everything offered, still, by the touch of His transcendental hand, everything remained as before.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Gopāla ate everything offered to Him.
By the touch of His transcendental hand, everything remained as before.
The purport explains that atheists cannot understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing as the Deity, can eat food offered by His devotees.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 4.77 quotesBG 9.26
In the Bhagavad-gītā (9.26) Kṛṣṇa says:
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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
Learn the words of the verse.
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.
Do I assume that the Lord’s eating must be limited to what I can visibly observe?
When offering food today, remember that Gopāla ate while the food remained unchanged.
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