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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.118
মন্দির করিয়া রাজা সেবা চালাইল ।
‘সাক্ষিগোপাল’ বলি’ তাঁর নাম খ্যাতি হৈল ॥ ১১৮ ॥
mandira kariyā rājā sevā cālāila
‘sākṣi-gopāla’ bali’ tāṅra nāma khyāti haila
The King constructed a nice temple, and regular service was executed. Gopāla became very famous under the name of Sākṣi-gopāla [the witness Gopāla].
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The King constructed a nice temple.
Regular service was carried out there.
Gopāla became very famous as Sākṣi-gopāla, meaning “the witness Gopāla.”
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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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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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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