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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 13.112Ādi 13.114

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.113

ব্যাঘ্রনখ হেমজড়ি, কটি–পট্টসূত্র–ডোরী,

হস্ত–পদের যত আভরণ ।

চিত্রবর্ণ পট্টসাড়ী, বুনি ফোতো পট্টপাড়ী,

স্বর্ণ–রৌপ্য–মুদ্রা বহুধন ॥ ১১৩ ॥

vyāghra-nakha hema-jaḍi, kaṭi-paṭṭasūtra-ḍorī

hasta-padera yata ābharaṇa

citra-varṇa paṭṭa-sāḍī, buni photo paṭṭapāḍī,

svarṇa-raupya-mudrā bahu-dhana

Translation

There were also tiger nails set in gold, waist decorations of silk and lace, ornaments for the hands and legs, nicely printed silken saris, and a child’s garment, also made of silk. Many other riches, including gold and silver coins, were also presented to the child.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Valuable Gifts for Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    The gifts included ornaments, silken saris, a silk garment for the child, and gold and silver coins.

  2. 2

    The gifts presented by Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī show that Advaita Ācārya was considerably well-to-do. As the leader of the brāhmaṇas in Śāntipura, He could present many ornaments to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    The purport contrasts these valuable gifts with the difficulty of repaying three hundred rupees. It explains that a rupee had far greater value then than at the time of writing.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore He presented many ornaments to the baby, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • But Kamalākānta Viśvāsa’s asking for three hundred rupees from the King of Jagannātha Purī, Mahārāja Pratāparudra, on the plea that Advaita Ācārya was in debt for that amount, indicates that such a rich man, who could present many valuable ornaments, saris, etc., thought it difficult to repay three hundred rupees.
  • Probably the value of three hundred rupees at that time was equal to the present value of thirty thousand rupees.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vyāghra-nakhatiger nails
  2. hema-jaḍiset in gold
  3. kaṭi-paṭṭasūtra-ḍorīsilken thread for the waist
  4. hasta-paderaof the hands and legs
  5. yataall kinds of
  6. ābharaṇaornaments
  7. citra-varṇaprinted with varieties of colors
  8. paṭṭa-sāḍīsilken saris
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the purport’s explanation of money’s value affect your understanding of these gifts?

Practice

List three kinds of gifts presented to the child and note what they reveal about Advaita Ācārya’s means.

Live this todayValuable Gifts for Lord Caitanya MahāprabhuThis 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.

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