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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 1.159Antya 1.161

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.160

ক্বচিদ্ভৃঙ্গীগীতং ক্বচিদনিলভঙ্গী-শিশিরতা ক্বচিদ্বল্লীলাস্যং ক্বচিদমলমল্লীপরিমলঃ ।

ক্বচিদ্ধারাশালী করকফলপালী-রসভরো হৃষীকাণাং বৃন্দং প্রমদয়তি বৃন্দাবনমিদম্ ॥ ১৬০ ॥

kvacid bhṛṅgī-gītaṁ kvacid anila-bhaṅgī-śiśiratā

kvacid vallī-lāsyaṁ kvacid amala-mallī-parimalaḥ

kvacid dhārā-śālī karaka-phala-pālī-rasa-bharo

hṛṣīkāṇāṁ vṛndaṁ pramadayati vṛndāvanam idam

Translation

“ ‘My dear friend, this forest of Vṛndāvana is giving great pleasure to our senses in various ways. Somewhere bumblebees are singing in groups, and in some places mild breezes are cooling the entire atmosphere. Somewhere the creepers and tree twigs are dancing, the mallikā flowers are expanding their fragrance, and an overabundance of juice is constantly flowing in showers from pomegranate fruits.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vṛndāvana Delights the Senses

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa tells His cowherd friend Madhumaṅgala that Vṛndāvana gives great pleasure to their senses in various ways.

  2. 2

    Groups of bumblebees sing, mild breezes cool the atmosphere, and creepers and tree twigs dance.

  3. 3

    Mallikā flowers spread their fragrance, while abundant juice from pomegranate fruits constantly flows in showers.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from the Vidagdha-mādhava (1.31) is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to His cowherd friend Madhumaṅgala.

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. kvacitsomewhere
  2. bhṛṅgī-gītamthe humming songs of the bumblebees
  3. kvacitsomewhere
  4. anila-bhaṅgī-śiśiratācoolness from the waves of the mild breezes
  5. kvacitsomewhere
  6. vallī-lāsyamthe dancing of the creepers
  7. kvacitsomewhere
  8. amala-mallī-parimalaḥthe pure fragrance of the mallikā flowers
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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”, “cowherd”

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

Which detail most helps you appreciate the richness of Kṛṣṇa’s description of Vṛndāvana?

Practice

List three sensory details from this verse today, remembering that Kṛṣṇa is describing them to His friend.

Live this todayVṛndāvana Delights the SensesThis 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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