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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.45

সনাতন করাইলা তাঁরে দ্বাদশ বন দরশন ।

গোকুলে রহিলা দুঁহে দেখি’ মহাবন ॥ ৪৫ ॥

sanātana karāilā tāṅre dvādaśa vana daraśana

gokule rahilā duṅhe dekhi’ mahāvana

Translation

After Sanātana Gosvāmī had taken Jagadānanda to see all twelve forests of Vṛndāvana, concluding with Mahāvana, the two of them remained in Gokula.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Visiting Vṛndāvana Together

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī took Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to see all twelve forests of Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Their visit to the forests concluded with Mahāvana.

  3. 3

    Afterward, the two of them remained in Gokula.

How it feels

Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.

The mood of Antya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

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

With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  2. karāilāmade
  3. tāṅrehim
  4. dvādaśatwelve
  5. vanaforests
  6. daraśanavisiting
  7. gokuleat Gokula
  8. rahilāremained
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you appreciate about having a companion show you a sacred place?

Practice

Review the journey described here: the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana, concluding with Mahāvana, followed by their stay in Gokula.

Live this todayVisiting Vṛndāvana TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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