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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.159

বৃন্দাবনং দিব্যলতা-পরীতং লতাশ্চ পুষ্পস্ফুরিতাগ্রভাজঃ ।

পুষ্পাণি চ স্ফীতমধুব্রতানি মধুব্রতাশ্চ শ্রুতিহারিগীতাঃ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

vṛndāvanaṁ divya-latā-parītaṁ

latāś ca puṣpa-sphuritāgra-bhājaḥ

puṣpāṇi ca sphīta-madhu-vratāni

madhu-vratāś ca śruti-hāri-gītāḥ

Translation

“ ‘My dear friend, see how this forest of Vṛndāvana is full of transcendental creepers and trees. The tops of the creepers are full of flowers, and intoxicated bumblebees are buzzing around them, humming songs that please the ear and surpass even the Vedic hymns.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vṛndāvana’s Transcendental Beauty and Song

  1. 1

    Lord Balarāma speaks to His friend Śrīdāmā, inviting him to see the forest of Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    The forest is full of transcendental creepers and trees, with flowers covering the tops of the creepers.

  3. 3

    Intoxicated bumblebees buzz around the flowers. Their pleasing songs are described as surpassing even the Vedic hymns.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from the Vidagdha-mādhava (1.24) is spoken by Lord Balarāma to His friend Śrīdāmā.

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. vṛndāvanamthe forest of Vṛndāvana
  2. divya-latā-parītamsurrounded by transcendental creepers
  3. latāḥ caand the creepers
  4. puṣpaby flowers
  5. sphuritadistinguished
  6. agra-bhājaḥpossessing ends
  7. puṣpāṇithe flowers
  8. caand
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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”

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 stands out to you in Balarāma’s invitation to notice Vṛndāvana’s beauty?

Practice

Read the verse aloud once today, giving special attention to its description of the bumblebees’ song.

Live this todayVṛndāvana’s Transcendental Beauty and SongThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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