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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 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.24

উড়িয়া এক স্ত্রী ভীড়ে দর্শন না পাঞা ।

গরুড়ে চড়ি’ দেখে প্রভুর স্কন্ধে পদ দিয়া ॥ ২৪ ॥

uḍiyā eka strī bhīḍe darśana nā pāñā

garuḍe caḍi’ dekhe prabhura skandhe pada diyā

Translation

Suddenly, a woman from Orissa, unable to see Lord Jagannātha because of the crowd, climbed the column of Garuḍa, placing her foot on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shoulder.

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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.

A Woman Struggles to See Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    A woman from Orissa could not see Lord Jagannātha because of the crowd.

  2. 2

    She suddenly climbed the column of Garuḍa.

  3. 3

    While climbing, she placed her foot on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shoulder.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

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

When He was standing near the Garuḍa-stambha and praying to Lord Jagannātha, a woman from Orissa put her foot on the Lord’s shoulder in her great eagerness to see Lord Jagannātha. Govinda chastised her for this, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised her eagerness.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. uḍiyāa native of Orissa
  2. ekaone
  3. strīwoman
  4. bhīḍein the crowd
  5. darśana nā pāñābeing unable to see
  6. garuḍe caḍi’climbing up the column of Garuḍa
  7. dekhesees
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the crowded setting help you understand the woman’s action?

Practice

Read this verse with the preceding one, noting the obstacle the woman faced and what she did.

Live this todayA Woman Struggles to See Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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