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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 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees
Antya 10.51Antya 10.53

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.52

জললীলা করি’ গোবিন্দ চলিলা আলয় ।

নিজগণ লঞা প্রভু গেলা দেবালয় ॥ ৫২ ॥

jala-līlā kari’ govinda calilā ālaya

nija-gaṇa lañā prabhu gelā devālaya

Translation

After concluding His pastimes in the water, Lord Govinda returned to His residence. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple, taking all His devotees with Him.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Govinda Is Jagannātha’s Movable Deity Form

  1. 1

    After His pastimes in the water, Lord Govinda returned to His residence. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then took all His devotees to the temple.

  2. 2

    Govinda is the vijaya-vigraha in the temple of Jagannātha. This Deity is taken out when Jagannātha needs to go somewhere, because the body of Jagannātha is very heavy.

  3. 3

    For the pastimes in Narendra-sarovara, the vijaya-vigraha was carried there instead of Lord Jagannātha.

Key points from the purport
  • The Deity referred to herein as Govinda is the vijaya-vigraha in the temple of Jagannātha.
  • When there is a need to take Jagannātha somewhere, the vijaya-vigraha is taken because the body of Jagannātha is very heavy.
  • For the pastimes in Narendra-sarovara, the vijaya-vigraha was carried there instead of Lord Jagannātha.

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

Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.

The mood of Antya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

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

The day when all the devotees arrived at Jagannātha Purī, Lord Govinda was enjoying sporting pastimes in the waters of the lake known as Narendra-sarovara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jala-līlā kari’after finishing the pastimes on the water
  2. govindaLord Jagannātha in His moving form as Govinda
  3. calilā ālayareturned to His place
  4. nija-gaṇaHis devotees
  5. lañātaking
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. gelāwent
  8. deva-ālayato the temple
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the explanation of the vijaya-vigraha clarify who Lord Govinda is in this scene?

Practice

Write one sentence explaining why Govinda was carried to Narendra-sarovara instead of Lord Jagannātha.

Live this todayGovinda Is Jagannātha’s Movable Deity FormThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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