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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 1.188Antya 1.190

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.189

হ্রিয়মবগৃহ্য গৃহেভ্যঃ কর্ষতি রাধাং বনায় যা নিপুণা ।

সা জয়তি নিসৃষ্টার্থা বরবংশজকাকলী দূতী ॥ ১৮৯ ॥

hriyam avagṛhya gṛhebhyaḥ karṣati rādhāṁ vanāya yā nipuṇā

sā jayati nisṛṣṭārthā vara-vaṁśaja-kākalī dūtī

Translation

“ ‘May the sweet sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flute, His authorized messenger, be glorified, for it expertly releases Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī from Her shyness and attracts Her from Her home to the forest.’

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 Is His Authorized Messenger

  1. 1

    The sweet sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flute is glorified as His authorized messenger.

  2. 2

    Its sound expertly releases Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī from Her shyness and attracts Her from Her home to the forest.

  3. 3

    Gārgī, the daughter of Garga Muni, speaks this verse in Lalita-mādhava.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from the Lalita-mādhava (1.24) is spoken by Gārgī, the daughter of Garga Muni.

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:

After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much. After the period of Cāturmāsya, all the devotees who had come from Bengal returned to their homes.
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. hriyambashfulness
  2. avagṛhyaimpeding
  3. gṛhebhyaḥfrom private houses
  4. karṣatiattracts
  5. rādhāmŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
  6. vanāyato the forest
  7. yāwhich
  8. nipuṇābeing expert
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”

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

How does calling the flute Kṛṣṇa’s authorized messenger help you understand its role?

Practice

Read the verse aloud once, paying special attention to what the flute’s sweet sound accomplishes.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Flute Is His Authorized MessengerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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