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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.89
গোপাল প্রকট হৈল, — দেশে শব্দ হৈল ।
আশ-পাশ গ্রামের লোক দেখিতে আইল ॥ ৮৯ ॥
gopāla prakaṭa haila, — deśe śabda haila
āśa-pāśa grāmera loka dekhite āila
When it was advertised throughout the country that Lord Gopāla had appeared atop Govardhana Hill, all the people from neighboring villages came to see the Deity.
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Lord Gopāla had appeared atop Govardhana Hill.
News of His appearance was advertised throughout the country.
All the people from neighboring villages came to see the Deity.
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:
This festival was known everywhere, and many people from the neighboring villages came to join. One night the Gopāla Deity again appeared to Mādhavendra Purī in a dream and asked him to go to Jagannātha Purī to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the body of the Deity.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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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What inspires you about the villagers coming to see Lord Gopāla?
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