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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.13
বৃন্দাবনে গোবিন্দ-স্থানে মহাদেবালয় ।
সে মন্দিরে গোপালের মহাসেবা হয় ॥ ১৩ ॥
vṛndāvane govinda-sthāne mahā-devālaya
se mandire gopālera mahā-sevā haya
In the village of Pañcakrośī Vṛndāvana, at the site where the Govinda temple is now situated, there was a great temple where gorgeous worship of Gopāla was performed.
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A great temple stood in the village of Pañcakrośī Vṛndāvana.
It stood at the site where the Govinda temple is now situated.
Gorgeous worship of Gopāla was performed in that temple.
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:
After passing through Yājapura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack) and there went to see the temple of Sākṣi-gopāla. While there, He heard the story of Sākṣi-gopāla from the mouth of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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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”
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What catches your attention in the description of Gopāla’s worship?
Pause over the phrase “gorgeous worship of Gopāla” and write one sentence about what the verse describes.
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