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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.6
প্রেমাবেশে নৃত্যগীত কৈল কতক্ষণ ।
আবিষ্ট হঞা কৈল গোপাল স্তবন ॥ ৬ ॥
premāveśe nṛtya-gīta kaila kata-kṣaṇa
āviṣṭa hañā kaila gopāla stavana
While there, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu engaged in chanting and dancing for some time, and being overwhelmed, He offered many prayers to Gopāla.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu engaged in chanting and dancing for some time.
He became overwhelmed.
He offered many prayers to Gopāla.
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 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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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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What would you like to express to Gopāla in prayer?
Take a moment today to offer a prayer to Gopāla.
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