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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.246
নর্তক গোপাল দেখে পরম-মোহনে ।
মধ্বাচার্যে স্বপ্ন দিয়া আইলা তাঁর স্থানে ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
nartaka gopāla dekhe parama-mohane
madhvācārye svapna diyā āilā tāṅra sthāne
While at the Uḍupī monastery, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw “dancing Gopāla,” a most beautiful Deity. This Deity appeared to Madhvācārya in a dream.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deity at the Uḍupī monastery.
The Deity is called “dancing Gopāla” and is described as most beautiful.
This Deity appeared to Madhvācārya in a dream.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
At the village of Uḍupī He saw the Gopāla Deity installed by Śrī Madhvācārya. He then defeated the Tattvavādīs in śāstric conversation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What draws your attention in the description of dancing Gopāla?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “a most beautiful Deity.”
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