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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.11
গোদাবরী দেখি’ হইল ‘যমুনা’-স্মরণ ।
তীরে বন দেখি’ স্মৃতি হৈল বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১১ ॥
godāvarī dekhi’ ha-ila ‘yamunā’-smaraṇa
tīre vana dekhi’ smṛti haila vṛndāvana
When He saw the river Godāvarī, the Lord remembered the river Yamunā, and when He saw the forest on the banks of the river, He remembered Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma.
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Seeing the river Godāvarī, the Lord remembered the river Yamunā.
Seeing the forest on the riverbank, He remembered Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma.
Both the river and its surrounding forest brought these places to His remembrance.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After visiting the temple of Jiyaḍa-nṛsiṁha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the banks of the river Godāvarī, to a place known as Vidyānagara. When Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya went there to take his bath, they met.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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-dhāma”, “yamunā”
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How did the river and forest direct the Lord’s remembrance?
Look at water or trees today and recall the Lord’s remembrance of Yamunā and Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma.
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