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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.137Antya 1.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.138

ভক্তানামুদগাদনর্গলধিয়াং বর্গো নিসর্গোজ্জ্বলঃ শীলৈঃ পল্লবিতঃ স বল্লববধূবন্ধোঃ প্রবন্ধোঽপ্যসৌ ।

লেভে চত্বরতাঞ্চ তাণ্ডববিধের্বৃন্দাটবীগর্ভভূ- র্মন্যে মদ্বিধপুণ্যমণ্ডলপরীপাকোঽয়মুন্মীলতি ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

bhaktānām udagād anargala-dhiyāṁ vargo nisargojjvalaḥ

śīlaiḥ pallavitaḥ sa ballava-vadhū-bandhoḥ prabandho ’py asau

lebhe catvaratāṁ ca tāṇḍava-vidher vṛndāṭavī-garbha-bhūr

manye mad-vidha-puṇya-maṇḍala-parīpāko ’yam unmīlati

Translation

“ ‘The devotees now present are constantly thinking of the Supreme Lord and are therefore highly advanced. This work named Vidagdha-mādhava depicts the characteristic pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with decorations of poetic ornaments. And the inner grounds of the forest of Vṛndāvana provide a suitable platform for the dancing of Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs. Therefore I think that the pious activities of persons like us, who have tried to advance in devotional service, have now attained maturity.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Endeavor Reaches Maturity

  1. 1

    The devotees present are described as highly advanced because they constantly think of the Supreme Lord.

  2. 2

    Vidagdha-mādhava depicts Lord Kṛṣṇa’s characteristic pastimes with poetic ornaments. The inner grounds of Vṛndāvana’s forest provide a suitable platform for His dancing with the gopīs.

  3. 3

    The speaker considers that the pious activities of those who have tried to advance in devotional service have now attained maturity.

Key points from the purport
  • This is verse 8 of the first act of the Vidagdha-mādhava.

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

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

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

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaktānāmof devotees
  2. udagāthas appeared
  3. anargala-dhiyāmconstantly thinking of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa
  4. vargaḥthe assembly
  5. nisarga-ujjvalaḥnaturally very advanced
  6. śīlaiḥwith natural poetic decorations
  7. pallavitaḥspread like the leaves of a tree
  8. saḥthat
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”, “vṛndāvana’s”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What place does thinking of the Supreme Lord have in your efforts to advance in devotional service?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to think of Lord Kṛṣṇa while rereading this verse.

Live this todayDevotional Endeavor Reaches MaturityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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