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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 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 4.172Ādi 4.174

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.173

যত্তে সুজাতচরণাম্বুরুহং স্তনেষু

ভীতাঃ শনৈঃ প্রিয় দধীমহি কর্কশেষু ।

তেনাটবীমটসি তদ্ব্যথতে ন কিং স্বিৎ

কূর্পাদিভির্ভ্রমতি ধীর্ভবদায়ুষাং নঃ ॥ ১৭৩ ॥

yat te sujāta-caraṇāmburuhaṁ staneṣu

bhītāḥ śanaiḥ priya dadhīmahi karkaśeṣu

tenāṭavīm aṭasi tad vyathate na kiṁ svit

kūrpādibhir bhramati dhīr bhavad-āyuṣāṁ naḥ

Translation

“O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Tender Concern for Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet

  1. 1

    The gopīs spoke these words when Kṛṣṇa left them in the midst of the rāsa-līlā.

  2. 2

    They place His soft lotus feet gently on their breasts, fearing that His feet might be hurt.

  3. 3

    Their life rests only in Kṛṣṇa. They are anxious that pebbles on the forest path might wound His tender feet.

Key points from the purport
  • This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.31.19) was spoken by the gopīs when Kṛṣṇa left them in the midst of the rāsa-līlā.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Ādi 4.173 quotesSB 10.31.19

This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.31.19) was spoken by the gopīs when Kṛṣṇa left them in the midst of the rāsa-līlā.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.

The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Kṛṣṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Lord Caitanya appeared in order to fulfill these confidential desires, and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yatwhich
  2. teYour
  3. sujātavery fine
  4. caraṇa-ambu-ruhamlotus feet
  5. staneṣuon the breasts
  6. bhītāḥbeing afraid
  7. śanaiḥgently
  8. priyaO dear one
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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”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rāsa-līlā”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do the gopīs’ words reveal about their concern for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reading the gopīs’ prayer, attending to their tender concern for Kṛṣṇa’s feet.

Live this todayTender Concern for Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus FeetThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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