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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.7
সেই রাত্রি তাহাঁ রহি’ ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে ।
গোপালের পূর্বকথা শুনে বহু রঙ্গে ॥ ৭ ॥
sei rātri tāhāṅ rahi’ bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge
gopālera pūrva-kathā śune bahu raṅge
That night Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed in the temple of Gopāla, and along with all the devotees, He heard the narration of the witness Gopāla with great pleasure.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed that night in the temple of Gopāla.
Along with all the devotees, He heard the narration of the witness Gopāla.
He heard this narration with great pleasure.
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.
How might hearing about Gopāla with devotees become a source of pleasure for you?
Read this verse aloud with a devotee, giving your attention to its description of hearing about Gopāla.
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