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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 15.42Antya 15.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 15.43

আগে মৃগীগণ দেখি’ কৃষ্ণাঙ্গগন্ধ পাঞা ।

তার মুখ দেখি’ পুছেন নির্ণয় করিয়া ॥ ৪৩ ॥

āge mṛgī-gaṇa dekhi’ kṛṣṇāṅga-gandha pāñā

tāra mukha dekhi’ puchena nirṇaya kariyā

Translation

The gopīs then came upon a group of she-deer. Smelling the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body and seeing the faces of the deer, the gopīs inquired from them to ascertain if Kṛṣṇa was nearby.

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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.

Looking for Signs of Kṛṣṇa Nearby

  1. 1

    Continuing their search, the gopīs come upon a group of she-deer.

  2. 2

    They smell the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body and look at the faces of the deer.

  3. 3

    They inquire from the deer to learn whether Kṛṣṇa is nearby. Their attention remains fixed on finding Him.

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:

On the night of the rāsa dance, the gopīs, bereaved by Kṛṣṇa’s absence, searched for Kṛṣṇa from one forest to another. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu adopted the same transcendental thoughts as those of the gopīs and was filled with ecstatic emotion.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āgein front
  2. mṛgī-gaṇathe deer
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. kṛṣṇa-aṅga-gandhathe aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body
  5. pāñāgetting
  6. tāra mukhatheir faces
  7. dekhi’seeing
  8. puchenainquire
  9. nirṇaya kariyāmaking certain
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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: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What details show the gopīs’ attentiveness as they search for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Reread the verse and name the two things the gopīs notice before asking the deer about Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayLooking for Signs of Kṛṣṇa NearbyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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