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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 1.163Antya 1.165

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.164

রুন্ধন্নম্বুভৃতশ্চমৎকৃতিপরং কুর্বন্মুহুস্তুম্বুরুং ধ্যানাদন্তরয়ন্ সনন্দনমুখান্ বিস্মাপয়ন্ বেধসম্ ।

ঔৎসুক্যাবলিভির্বলিং চটুলয়ন্ ভোগীন্দ্রমাঘূর্ণয়ন্ ভিন্দন্নণ্ডকটাহভিত্তিমভিতো বভ্রাম বংশীধ্বনিঃ ॥ ১৬৪ ॥

rundhann ambu-bhṛtaś camatkṛti-paraṁ kurvan muhus tumburuṁ

dhyānād antarayan sanandana-mukhān vismāpayan vedhasam

autsukyāvalibhir baliṁ caṭulayan bhogīndram āghūrṇayan

bhindann aṇḍa-kaṭāha-bhittim abhito babhrāma vaṁśī-dhvaniḥ

Translation

“ ‘The transcendental vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute blocked the movements of the rain clouds, struck the Gandharvas full of wonder, and agitated the meditation of great saintly persons like Sanaka and Sanandana. It created wonder in Lord Brahmā, wrought intense curiosity that agitated the mind of Bali Mahārāja, who was otherwise firmly fixed, made Mahārāja Ananta, the carrier of the planets, whirl around, and penetrated the strong coverings of the universe. Thus the sound of the flute in the hands of Kṛṣṇa created a wonderful situation.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Flute Fills the Universe With Wonder

  1. 1

    Madhumaṅgala, a cowherd friend of Kṛṣṇa’s, describes the extraordinary effects of His flute’s transcendental vibration.

  2. 2

    Its sound stops the rain clouds, fills the Gandharvas and Lord Brahmā with wonder, and agitates the meditation of Sanaka and Sanandana.

  3. 3

    It stirs intense curiosity in the firmly fixed Bali Mahārāja and makes Mahārāja Ananta whirl around. It even penetrates the strong coverings of the universe.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse (Vidagdha-mādhava 1.27) is spoken by Madhumaṅgala, a cowherd friend of Kṛṣṇa’s.

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. rundhanblocking
  2. ambu-bhṛtaḥthe clouds bearing rain
  3. camatkṛti-paramfull of wonder
  4. kurvanmaking
  5. muhuḥat every moment
  6. tumburumthe King of the Gandharvas, Tumburu
  7. dhyānātfrom meditation
  8. antarayandisturbing
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “saintly”

  • 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: “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 response to Kṛṣṇa’s flute most helps you appreciate its extraordinary power?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and name three ways the flute’s sound affects its listeners.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Flute Fills the Universe With WonderThis 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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