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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.117
সে দেশের রাজা আইল আশ্চর্য শুনিঞা ।
পরম সন্তোষ পাইল গোপালে দেখিঞা ॥ ১১৭ ॥
se deśera rājā āila āścarya śuniñā
parama santoṣa pāila gopāle dekhiñā
Eventually the King of that country heard this wonderful story, and he also came to see Gopāla and thus became very satisfied.
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The King of that country eventually heard the wonderful story.
He also came to see Gopāla.
Seeing Gopāla made the King very satisfied.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 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:
Later, the king of that country constructed a fine temple for Gopāla. Afterwards, King Puruṣottama-deva of Orissa was insulted by the King of Vidyānagara, who refused to give him his daughter in marriage and called him a sweeper of Lord Jagannātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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What do you notice about the King’s response to hearing this wonderful story?
Reread the translation and note the sequence: hearing, coming to see Gopāla, and becoming satisfied.
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