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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.91
রাত্রিকালে ঠাকুরেরে করাইয়া শয়ন ।
পুরী-গোসাঞি কৈল কিছু গব্য ভোজন ॥ ৯১ ॥
rātri-kāle ṭhākurere karāiyā śayana
purī-gosāñi kaila kichu gavya bhojana
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī did not eat anything throughout the day, but at night, after laying the Deity down to rest, he took a milk preparation.
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Śrī Mādhavendra Purī did not eat anything throughout the day.
At night, he laid the Deity down to rest.
Only after this service did he take a milk preparation.
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:
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. Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa.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.
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Mādhavendra Purī’s care for the Deity inspire greater attention in my service?
Give one small task of Deity service your full attention today.
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