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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.15
গোপাল-সৌন্দর্য দুঁহার মন নিল হরি’ ।
সুখ পাঞা রহে তাহাঁ দিন দুই-চারি ॥ ১৫ ॥
gopāla-saundarya duṅhāra mana nila hari’
sukha pāñā rahe tāhāṅ dina dui-cāri
The beauty of the Gopāla Deity stole away their minds, and feeling great happiness, they remained there for two or four days.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The beauty of the Gopāla Deity stole away the pilgrims’ minds.
Seeing Gopāla, they felt great happiness.
They remained there for two or four days.
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:
While there, He heard the story of Sākṣi-gopāla from the mouth of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. Once there were two brāhmaṇas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyānagara.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 does their lingering stay show you about how deeply Gopāla’s beauty affected them?
Read the translation slowly and spend a quiet moment reflecting on the happiness they felt on seeing Gopāla.
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