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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.128

এত চিন্তি’ নমস্করি’ গেলা স্বভবনে ।

রাত্রিশেষে গোপাল তাঁরে কহেন স্বপনে ॥ ১২৮ ॥

eta cinti’ namaskari’ gelā sva-bhavane

rātri-śeṣe gopāla tāṅre kahena svapane

Translation

Considering this, the Queen offered her obeisances to Gopāla and returned to her palace. That night she dreamed that Gopāla appeared and began to speak to her as follows.

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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.

Obeisances and Gopāla’s Appearance in a Dream

  1. 1

    After considering her offering, the Queen offered obeisances to Gopāla.

  2. 2

    She then returned to her palace.

  3. 3

    That night, she dreamed that Gopāla appeared and began to speak to her.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After hearing this narration, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Gopāla in great ecstasy of love of God. From Kaṭaka He went to Bhuvaneśvara and saw the temple of Lord Śiva.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta cinti’thinking like that
  2. namaskari’offering obeisances
  3. gelāwent
  4. sva-bhavaneto the palace of the King
  5. rātri-śeṣeat the end of night
  6. gopālathe Gopāla Deity
  7. tāṅreunto her
  8. kahenasays
  9. svapanein a dream
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make offering respects a more thoughtful part of your worship?

Practice

Offer obeisances to Gopāla today with a moment of attentive respect.

Live this todayObeisances and Gopāla’s Appearance in a DreamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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