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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.98
গোপাল-প্রকট শুনি’ নানা দেশ হৈতে ।
নানা দ্রব্য লঞা লোক লাগিল আসিতে ॥ ৯৮ ॥
gopāla-prakaṭa śuni’ nānā deśa haite
nānā dravya lañā loka lāgila āsite
In this way not only the neighboring villages but all the other provinces came to know of Gopāla’s appearance. Thus people came from all over, bringing a variety of presentations.
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News of Gopāla’s appearance spread beyond the neighboring villages.
People in all the other provinces also came to know of His appearance.
People came from all over, bringing a variety of presentations.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What inspires you to bring an offering to Gopāla?
Set aside one small item today to offer to Gopāla.
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