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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 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Antya 15.72Antya 15.74

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 15.73

গণ্ডস্থল ঝলমল, নাচে মকর-কুণ্ডল, সেই নৃত্যে হরে নারীচয় ।

সস্মিত কটাক্ষ-বাণে, তা-সবার হৃদয়ে হানে, নারী-বধে নাহি কিছু ভয় ॥ ৭৩ ॥

gaṇḍa-sthala jhalamala, nāce makara-kuṇḍala,

sei nṛtye hare nārī-caya

sasmita kaṭākṣa-bāṇe, tā-sabāra hṛdaye hāne,

nārī-vadhe nāhi kichu bhaya

Translation

“The earrings dancing on Kṛṣṇa’s cheeks are shaped like sharks, and they shine very brightly. These dancing earrings attract the minds of all women. Over and above this, Kṛṣṇa pierces the hearts of women with the arrows of His sweetly smiling glances. He is not at all afraid to kill women in this way.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Smiling Glances Pierce the Heart

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s brightly shining, shark-shaped earrings dance on His cheeks and attract the minds of all women.

  2. 2

    His sweetly smiling glances are described as arrows that pierce their hearts.

  3. 3

    The statement that He is unafraid to kill them expresses the overwhelming power of His attraction.

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:

Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī recited a verse from the Gīta-govinda just suitable to the Lord’s emotions. Caitanya Mahāprabhu then exhibited the ecstatic transformations known as bhāvodaya, bhāva-sandhi, bhāva-śābalya and so on.
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. gaṇḍa-sthalaon the cheeks
  2. jhalamalaglittering
  3. nācedance
  4. makara-kuṇḍalaearrings shaped like sharks
  5. seithat
  6. nṛtyedancing
  7. hareattracts
  8. nārī-cayaall the women
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the image of arrows convey about the power of Kṛṣṇa’s smiling glances?

Practice

Read the verse slowly once, pausing to consider the image of Kṛṣṇa’s sweet smile.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Smiling Glances Pierce the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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