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  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 13.115Ādi 13.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.116

সর্ব অঙ্গ–সুনির্মাণ, সুবর্ণ–প্রতিমা–ভান,

সর্ব অঙ্গ—সুলক্ষণময় ।

বালকের দিব্য জ্যোতি, দেখি’ পাইল বহু প্রীতি,

বাৎসল্যেতে দ্রবিল হৃদয় ॥ ১১৬ ॥

sarva aṅga — sunirmāṇa, suvarṇa-pratimā-bhāna,

sarva aṅga — sulakṣaṇamaya

bālakera divya jyoti, dekhi’ pāila bahu prīti,

vātsalyete dravila hṛdaya

Translation

Seeing the transcendental bodily effulgence of the child, each of His nicely constructed limbs full of auspicious signs and resembling a form of gold, Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī was very pleased, and because of her maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were melting.

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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.

The Lord’s Beauty Awakens Maternal Affection

  1. 1

    The child’s body shone with transcendental effulgence and resembled a form of gold.

  2. 2

    Each of His nicely constructed limbs was full of auspicious signs.

  3. 3

    Seeing Him, Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī was very pleased. Her maternal affection made her feel as though her heart were melting.

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. sarva aṅgaall different parts of the body
  2. sunirmāṇawell constructed
  3. suvarṇagold
  4. pratimāform
  5. bhānalike
  6. sarvaall
  7. aṅgaparts of the body
  8. sulakṣaṇa-mayafull of auspicious signs
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī’s affectionate response to the child?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment recalling the child’s golden appearance and Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī’s maternal affection.

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