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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.78
ইহা অনুভব কৈল মাধব গোসাঞি ।
তাঁর ঠাঞি গোপালের লুকান কিছু নাই ॥ ৭৮ ॥
ihā anubhava kaila mādhava gosāñi
tāṅra ṭhāñi gopālera lukāna kichu nāi
How Gopāla ate everything while the food remained the same was transcendentally perceived by Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī; nothing remains a secret to the devotees of the Lord.
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Gopāla ate everything, yet the food remained the same.
Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī transcendentally perceived how this happened.
Nothing remains a secret to the devotees of the Lord.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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What does Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī’s perception teach me about devotional understanding?
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