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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 13.114Ādi 13.116

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.115

ভক্ষ্য, ভোজ্য, উপহার, সঙ্গে লইল বহু ভার,

শচীগৃহে হৈল উপনীত ।

দেখিয়া বালক–ঠাম, সাক্ষাৎ গোকুল–কান,

বর্ণমাত্র দেখি বিপরীত ॥ ১১৫ ॥

bhakṣya, bhojya, upahāra, saṅge la-ila bahu bhāra,

śacī-gṛhe haila upanīta

dekhiyā bālaka-ṭhāma, sākṣāt gokula-kāna,

varṇa-mātra dekhi viparīta

Translation

When Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī came to the house of Śacīdevī, bringing with her many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to see the newborn child, for she appreciated that except for a difference in color, the child was directly Kṛṣṇa of Gokula Himself.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognizing Kṛṣṇa in the Newborn Child

  1. 1

    Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī brought many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts to Śacīdevī’s house.

  2. 2

    She was astonished to recognize that, except for a difference in color, the child was directly Kṛṣṇa of Gokula Himself.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that a peṭāri is a large basket carried in pairs on a rod balanced over the shoulders. The person carrying this load is called a bhārī.

Key points from the purport
  • A peṭāri is a kind of big basket that is carried in pairs on the ends of a rod balanced over the shoulders.
  • The man who carries such a load is called a bhārī.
  • This system of carrying luggage and packages is still current in India and other oriental countries, and we have seen that the same system is still current even in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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:

After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a 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. bhakṣyafoods
  2. bhojyafried foods
  3. upahārapresentation
  4. saṅgealong with her
  5. la-ilatook
  6. bahu bhāramany packages
  7. śacī-gṛhein the house of mother Śacī
  8. hailawas
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī’s recognition of the child?

Practice

Reread the translation once, pausing over the words that identify the child as Kṛṣṇa Himself.

Live this todayRecognizing Kṛṣṇa in the Newborn ChildThis 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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