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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 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Antya 15.32Antya 15.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 15.33

কচ্চিত্তুলসি কল্যাণি গোবিন্দচরণপ্রিয়ে ।

সহ ত্বালিকুলৈর্বিভ্রদ্দৃষ্টস্তেঽতিপ্রিয়োঽচ্যুতঃ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

kaccit tulasi kalyāṇi

govinda-caraṇa-priye

saha tvāli-kulair bibhrad

dṛṣṭas te ’ti-priyo ’cyutaḥ

Translation

“ ‘O all-auspicious tulasī plant, you are very dear to Govinda’s lotus feet, and He is very dear to you. Have you seen Kṛṣṇa walking here wearing a garland of your leaves, surrounded by a swarm of bumblebees?

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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.

Tulasī Is Dear to Govinda

  1. 1

    Tulasī is addressed as all-auspicious and very dear to Govinda’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    Govinda is also very dear to tulasī. The address expresses their mutual affection.

  3. 3

    The seekers ask whether tulasī has seen Kṛṣṇa wearing a garland of her leaves, surrounded by bumblebees.

How it feels

Absorbed searching. The Lord lives the gopīs’ search for Kṛṣṇa with ecstatic transformations.

The mood of Antya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

When He saw the garden on the beach by the sea, He again thought that He was in Vṛndāvana, and when He began to think of Kṛṣṇa engaging in His different pastimes, transcendental emotions excited Him again. On the night of the rāsa dance, the gopīs, bereaved by Kṛṣṇa’s absence, searched for Kṛṣṇa from one forest to another.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kaccitwhether
  2. tulasiO tulasī plant
  3. kalyāṇiall-auspicious
  4. govinda-caraṇato Govinda’s lotus feet
  5. priyevery dear
  6. sahawith
  7. tvāyou
  8. ali-kulaiḥbumblebees
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the affection between tulasī and Govinda?

Practice

Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa wearing a garland of tulasī leaves.

Live this todayTulasī Is Dear to GovindaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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