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Gopāla-campū

Author: Jīva Gosvāmī

Jīva Gosvāmī's campū in prose and verse — the whole of Kṛṣṇa's life in Vraja told as one story. The people of Vraja themselves hear it: every morning and evening in Nanda's assembly two bards, Madhukaṇṭha and Snigdhakaṇṭha, sing of Kṛṣṇa's childhood, his pastimes and the rāsa. The Former Campū runs from Goloka and the birth to the death of Keśī; the Latter tells of the years in Mathurā and Dvārakā as grieving Vraja hears of them, and of Kṛṣṇa's return, his wedding with Rādhā and the entry into Goloka. In the author's words, it gives in poetry what the Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha establishes by reasoning.

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The Former Campū

Chapters 1–20 of 33
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Chapter 1 — The Form of Goloka107 verses
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Chapter 2 — The Pastimes of Goloka98 verses
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Chapter 3 — The Birth of Kṛṣṇa99 verses
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Chapter 4 — The Festival of Nanda's Son56 verses
5
Chapter 5 — The Slaying of Pūtanā71 verses
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Chapter 6 — The Overturned Cart and Other Childhood Pastimes103 verses
7
Chapter 7 — The Bold Thefts of Childhood74 verses
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Chapter 8 — The Joy of Dāmodara67 verses
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Chapter 9 — The Move to Vṛndāvana65 verses
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Chapter 10 — The Destruction of Vatsāsura and Others55 verses
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Chapter 11 — Agha and Brahmā Freed from Sin60 verses
12
Chapter 12 — Taking the Cows to Pasture50 verses
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Chapter 13 — The Taming of Kāliya and the Forest Fire83 verses
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Chapter 14 — The Crushing of the Ass Demon31 verses
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Chapter 15 — The Vigils of First Love128 verses
1.15 ¶11.15 ¶21.15.11.15 ¶31.15 ¶41.15.21.15.31.15.41.15 ¶51.15.51.15 ¶61.15.61.15 ¶71.15.71.15.81.15.91.15.101.15 ¶81.15.111.15 ¶91.15 ¶101.15 ¶111.15 ¶121.15.121.15 ¶131.15 ¶141.15 ¶151.15 ¶161.15 ¶171.15 ¶181.15 ¶191.15 ¶201.15 ¶211.15.131.15 ¶221.15 ¶231.15 ¶241.15 ¶251.15 ¶261.15 ¶271.15 ¶281.15 ¶291.15 ¶301.15.141.15.151.15 ¶311.15.161.15 ¶321.15.171.15.181.15.191.15 ¶331.15.201.15.211.15.221.15.231.15.241.15 ¶341.15.251.15.261.15.271.15.281.15 ¶351.15.291.15.301.15.311.15.321.15.331.15.341.15.351.15.361.15.371.15 ¶361.15.381.15.391.15.401.15.411.15.421.15.431.15.441.15.451.15.461.15 ¶371.15 ¶381.15 ¶391.15.471.15 ¶401.15.481.15 ¶411.15.491.15.501.15 ¶421.15.511.15 ¶431.15.521.15 ¶441.15.531.15.541.15 ¶451.15.551.15 ¶461.15.561.15.571.15 ¶471.15 ¶481.15 ¶491.15.581.15 ¶501.15 ¶511.15 ¶521.15.591.15.601.15.611.15.621.15 ¶531.15.631.15 ¶541.15.641.15.651.15.661.15.671.15.681.15.691.15.701.15.711.15.721.15.731.15 ¶55
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Chapter 16 — Pralamba and the Second Fire Overcome52 verses
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Chapter 17 — Flute Lessons as a Plea for the Beloved83 verses
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Chapter 18 — Indra's Pride Broken and Govardhana Honoured175 verses
1.18.11.18 ¶11.18 ¶21.18.21.18.31.18 ¶31.18.41.18.51.18.61.18.71.18 ¶41.18.81.18.91.18.101.18.111.18.121.18.131.18.141.18.151.18.161.18.171.18.181.18.191.18.201.18.211.18.221.18.231.18.241.18.251.18.261.18.271.18 ¶51.18 ¶61.18 ¶71.18.281.18.291.18.301.18.311.18 ¶81.18 ¶91.18.321.18.331.18.341.18.351.18.361.18.371.18.381.18.391.18.401.18.411.18.421.18 ¶101.18.431.18.441.18.451.18.461.18 ¶111.18.471.18.481.18.491.18.501.18.511.18.521.18.531.18.541.18.551.18.561.18.571.18.581.18.591.18.601.18.611.18.621.18 ¶121.18.631.18.641.18 ¶131.18.661.18.671.18.681.18.691.18 ¶141.18 ¶151.18.701.18.711.18.721.18.731.18.741.18.751.18 ¶161.18.761.18.771.18.781.18.791.18.801.18.811.18.821.18.831.18.841.18.851.18.861.18.871.18.881.18.891.18.901.18.911.18.921.18.931.18.941.18 ¶171.18 ¶181.18 ¶191.18 ¶201.18 ¶211.18 ¶221.18.951.18 ¶231.18.961.18 ¶241.18.971.18.981.18.991.18 ¶251.18.1001.18 ¶261.18.1011.18.1021.18.1031.18.1041.18 ¶271.18 ¶281.18.1051.18 ¶291.18.1061.18.1071.18.1081.18.1091.18.1101.18.1111.18 ¶301.18.1121.18 ¶311.18.1131.18.1141.18.1151.18.1161.18.1171.18.1181.18.1191.18.1201.18.1211.18.1221.18.1231.18.1241.18.1251.18.1261.18.1271.18.1281.18.1291.18.1301.18.1311.18.1321.18.1331.18.1341.18.1351.18.1361.18.1371.18.1381.18.1391.18.1401.18.1411.18.1421.18.1431.18.1441.18 ¶32
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Chapter 19 — The Lifter of the Mountain Becomes Govinda77 verses
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Chapter 20 — Varuṇa's World and the Vision of Goloka44 verses