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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.135
গোপালের আগে যবে প্রভুর হয় স্থিতি ।
ভক্তগণে দেখে — যেন দুঁহে একমূর্তি ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
gopālera āge yabe prabhura haya sthiti
bhakta-gaṇe dekhe — yena duṅhe eka-mūrti
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting before the Gopāla Deity, all the devotees saw Him and the Deity as being of the same form.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting before the Gopāla Deity.
All the devotees saw Him together with the Deity.
They saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Gopāla as being of the same form.
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 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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In this verse: “together”
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What stands out to you about how the devotees saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Gopāla?
Read this verse slowly and pause to reflect on the devotees seeing Them as being of the same form.
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