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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.87
তবে সেই ছোটবিপ্র গেলা বৃন্দাবন ।
দণ্ডবৎ করি’ কহে সব বিবরণ ॥ ৮৭ ॥
tabe sei choṭa-vipra gelā vṛndāvana
daṇḍavat kari’ kahe saba vivaraṇa
After the meeting, the young brāhmaṇa started for Vṛndāvana. Upon arriving there, he first offered his respectful obeisances to the Deity and then narrated everything in full detail.
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After the meeting, the young brāhmaṇa set out for Vṛndāvana.
On arriving, he first offered respectful obeisances to the Deity.
He then narrated everything in full detail.
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:
Because of this, the younger brāhmaṇa returned to Vṛndāvana and narrated the whole story to Gopālajī. Thus Gopālajī, being obliged by the young man’s devotional service, accompanied him to southern India.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.
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I begin my approach to the Lord with respect?
Begin a prayer with a respectful offering, then plainly describe one concern to the Lord.
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