1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Ādi-līlā · 17 chapters

1234567891011121314151617
How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Ādi-līlā · Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda
Ādi 10.164Ādi 11.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.1

নিত্যানন্দপদাম্ভোজ–ভৃঙ্গান্ প্রেমমধূন্মদান্ ।

নত্বাখিলান্ তেষু মুখ্যা লিখ্যন্তে কতিচিন্ময়া ॥ ১ ॥

nityānanda-padāmbhoja-

bhṛṅgān prema-madhūnmadān

natvākhilān teṣu mukhyā

likhyante katicin mayā

Translation

After offering my obeisances unto all the devotees of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who are like bumblebees collecting honey from His lotus feet, I shall try to describe those who are the most prominent.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor the devotees before describing them

  1. 1

    The author first offers obeisances to all the devotees of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

  2. 2

    These devotees are like bumblebees collecting honey from His lotus feet.

  3. 3

    The author then offers to describe the most prominent among them.

How it feels

Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.

The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.
Back to this verse in Ādi 11
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nityānandaof Lord Śrī Nityānanda
  2. pada-ambhojalotus feet
  3. bhṛṅgānthe bumblebees
  4. premaof love of Godhead
  5. madhuby the honey
  6. unmadānmaddened
  7. natvāoffering obeisances
  8. akhilānto all of them
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach learning about Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s devotees with respect?

Practice

Before studying today, offer respectful obeisances to the devotees of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

Live this todayHonor the devotees before describing themThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Ādi 11.1? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters