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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.223
তাহাতে দৃষ্টান্ত — উপনিষদ্ শ্রুতিগণ ।
রাগমার্গে ভজি’ পাইল ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ২২৩ ॥
tāhāte dṛṣṭānta — upaniṣad śruti-gaṇa
rāga-mārge bhaji’ pāila vrajendra-nandana
“Those saintly persons who represent the Upaniṣads are vivid examples of this. By worshiping the Lord on the path of spontaneous love, they attained the lotus feet of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The inhabitants of Goloka Vṛndāvana eternally serve Kṛṣṇa according to their specific attachments. These include service as a servant, friend, father or mother.
One who continuously serves Kṛṣṇa in a particular loving mood attains a spiritual body suitable for that service upon leaving the material body. Service in conjugal love is attained under the guidance of the gopīs.
The śrutis, who represent the Upaniṣads, understood that serving Kṛṣṇa and following the gopīs were necessary to serve Him in conjugal love. They therefore engaged in spontaneous loving service and followed the gopīs’ footsteps.
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Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vṛndāvana, especially by the mercy of the gopīs. All these subject matters were thus vividly described.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: “nanda”, “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”
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: “service”, “serve”, “servant”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the example of the śrutis teach me about accepting guidance in loving service?
Read the śrutis’ example again today, noting their commitment to both service and following the gopīs.
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