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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.159
ব্ৰহ্মণ্যদেব-গোপালের মহিমা এই ধন্য ।
নিত্যানন্দ — বক্তা যার, শ্রোতা — শ্রীচৈতন্য ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
brahmaṇya-deva-gopālera mahimā ei dhanya
nityānanda — vaktā yāra, śrotā — śrī-caitanya
The glories of Lord Gopāla, who is merciful to brāhmaṇas, are very great. The narration of Sākṣi-gopāla was spoken by Nityānanda Prabhu and heard by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Deity of Śrī Gopāla is eternally sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, the transcendental form of the Lord. The Deity surpasses material regulative principles and extends the reality of transcendental principles.
One can be situated in a transcendental position after becoming a brāhmaṇa. As a brāhmaṇa, however, one must follow the regulative principles very strictly.
The name brahmaṇya-deva indicates Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. A devotee under Kṛṣṇa’s protection is automatically situated as a brāhmaṇa, and such a brāhmaṇa is not illusioned.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “merciful”
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How does understanding Gopāla’s Deity as the Lord’s eternal transcendental form affect your regard for Him?
Spend a minute reflecting on Śrī Gopāla as the eternal transcendental form of the Lord.
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