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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.134
নিত্যানন্দ-মুখে শুনি’ গোপাল-চরিত ।
তুষ্ট হৈলা মহাপ্ৰভু স্বভক্ত-সহিত ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
nityānanda-mukhe śuni’ gopāla-carita
tuṣṭa hailā mahāprabhu svabhakta-sahita
Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the narration of Gopāla’s activities. Both He and His personal devotees became very pleased.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the narration of Gopāla’s activities.
Hearing this narration made Him very pleased.
His personal devotees also became very pleased.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What part of Gopāla’s activities brings you joy as you hear it?
Reread the account of the pearl offering, taking a moment to appreciate it.
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