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  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.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 13.111Ādi 13.113

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.112

সুবর্ণের কড়ি–বউলি, রজতমুদ্রা–পাশুলি,

সুবর্ণের অঙ্গদ, কঙ্কণ ।

দু–বাহুতে দিব্য শঙ্খ, রজতের মলবঙ্ক,

স্বর্ণমুদ্রার নানা হারগণ ॥ ১১২ ॥

suvarṇera kaḍi-ba-uli, rajatamudrā-pāśuli,

suvarṇera aṅgada, kaṅkaṇa

du-bāhute divya śaṅkha, rajatera malabaṅka,

svarṇa-mudrāra nānā hāragaṇa

Translation

She brought different kinds of golden ornaments, including armlets, necklaces, anklets and bangles for the hands.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

An Offering of Golden Ornaments

  1. 1

    She brought different kinds of golden ornaments.

  2. 2

    The gifts included armlets and necklaces.

  3. 3

    She also brought anklets and bangles for the hands.

How it feels

Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.

The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality. This chapter describes the symptoms of this great personality.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. suvarṇeramade of gold
  2. kaḍi-ba-ulibangles worn on the hand
  3. rajata-mudrāgold coins
  4. pāśulia kind of ornament covering the foot
  5. suvarṇeramade of gold
  6. aṅgadaa kind of ornament
  7. kaṅkaṇaanother kind of ornament for the hand
  8. du-bāhutein two arms
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the variety of ornaments help you notice about this presentation?

Practice

Pause over the translation and picture the four kinds of golden ornaments it names.

Live this todayAn Offering of Golden OrnamentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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