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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.8
তাঁর সূত্রে আছে, তেঁহ না কৈল বর্ণন ।
যথাকথঞ্চিত্ করি’ যে লীলা কথন ॥ ৮ ॥
tāṅra sūtre āche, teṅha nā kaila varṇana
yathā-kathañcit kari’ se līlā kathana
Some of the incidents he did not describe elaborately but only summarized, and these I shall try to describe in this book.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Some incidents were not described elaborately in the earlier account.
Those incidents received only a summary.
The author says he will try to describe those incidents in this book.
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:
Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can a fuller description help you understand something previously given only in summary?
Write a brief note of the author’s plan: to describe incidents that were previously only summarized.
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