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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.96Madhya 4.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.97

আশ-পাশ ব্রজভূমের যত গ্রাম সব ।

এক এক দিন সবে করে মহোৎসব ॥ ৯৭ ॥

āśa-pāśa vraja-bhūmera yata grāma saba

eka eka dina sabe kare mahotsava

Translation

All the villages in neighboring Vrajabhūmi [Vṛndāvana] became aware of the appearance of Gopāla, and all the people from these villages came to see Him. Day after day they all performed the Annakūṭa ceremony.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Coming Together for Gopāla’s Service

  1. 1

    All the neighboring villages in Vrajabhūmi became aware of Gopāla’s appearance.

  2. 2

    All the people from these villages came to see Him.

  3. 3

    Together they continued performing the Annakūṭa ceremony day after day.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āśa-pāśaneighboring
  2. vraja-bhūmeraof Vrajabhūmi
  3. yataall
  4. grāmavillages
  5. sabaall
  6. eka ekaone after another
  7. dinadays
  8. sabeall
  9. kareperform
  10. mahā-utsavafestivals
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “vṛndāvana”, “vrajabhūmi”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I join others in making devotional service a regular part of life?

Practice

Invite someone to join you for a visit to the Deity.

Live this todayComing Together for Gopāla’s ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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