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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.81
শয্যা করাইল, নূতন খাট আনাঞা ।
নব বস্ত্র আনি’ তার উপরে পাতিয়া ॥ ৮১ ॥
śayyā karāila, nūtana khāṭa ānāñā
nava vastra āni’ tāra upare pātiyā
Arranging for the Lord’s rest, Śrī Mādhavendra Purī brought a new cot, and over this he spread a new bedspread and thus made the bed ready.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī arranged for the Lord to rest.
He brought a new cot for the Lord.
He spread a new bedspread over the cot and made the bed ready.
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:
Gopāla was worshiped, and the Annakūṭa festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many people from the neighboring villages came to join.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this careful preparation teach me about attending to small details in service?
Carefully clean and arrange one item used in the Lord’s service today.
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