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  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 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
Antya 13.82Antya 13.84

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.83

ধাঞা যায়েন প্রভু, স্ত্রী আছে অল্প দূরে ।

স্ত্রী গায়’ বলি’ গোবিন্দ প্রভুরে কৈলা কোলে ॥ ৮৩ ॥

dhāñā yāyena prabhu, strī āche alpa dūre

strī gāya’ bali’ govinda prabhure kailā kole

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was running very rapidly, and the girl was only a short distance away. Just then Govinda caught the Lord in his arms and cried, “It is a woman singing!”

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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.

Govinda Intervenes at the Crucial Moment

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was running very rapidly, and the girl was only a short distance away.

  2. 2

    Govinda caught the Lord in his arms before He reached her.

  3. 3

    Govinda cried, “It is a woman singing!” His intervention combined immediate action with a clear warning.

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:

Unaware of who was singing, He ran toward her through thorny bushes, but when Govinda informed the Lord that it was a woman singing, He immediately stopped. By this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed everyone that sannyāsīs and Vaiṣṇavas should not hear women singing.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dhāñāvery hastily
  2. yāyenawas going
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. strīthe woman
  5. āchewas
  6. alpa dūrewithin a short distance
  7. strī gāyaa woman is singing
  8. bali’saying
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Govinda’s readiness to act and speak clearly?

Practice

When someone needs a timely reminder today, offer it clearly and respectfully.

Live this todayGovinda Intervenes at the Crucial MomentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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