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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 14.96

কাঁপিতে কাঁপিতে প্রভু ভূমিতে পড়িলা ।

তবে ত’ গোবিন্দ প্রভুর নিকটে আইলা ॥ ৯৬ ॥

kāṅpite kāṅpite prabhu bhūmete paḍilā

tabe ta’ govinda prabhura nikaṭe āilā

Translation

While quivering in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fell down on the ground. Then Govinda approached Him.

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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 Approaches the Fallen Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued quivering.

  2. 2

    While quivering, He fell down on the ground.

  3. 3

    Govinda then approached Him, and the next verse describes his care for the Lord.

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:

The devotees gradually brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu back to His senses by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and then they took Him back to His residence. Once Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook a sand dune known as Caṭaka-parvata for Govardhana Hill.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kāṅpite kāṅpitewhile shivering
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. bhūmeteon the ground
  4. paḍilāfell down
  5. tabeat that time
  6. ta’certainly
  7. govindaGovinda
  8. prabhurato Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. nikaṭenear
  10. āilācame
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Govinda’s movement toward the Lord at this moment?

Practice

Check whether someone near you needs a small act of practical help today.

Live this todayGovinda Approaches the Fallen LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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