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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 15.75Antya 15.77

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 15.76

কৃষ্ণ-কর-পদতল, কোটিচন্দ্র-সুশীতল, জিনি’ কর্পূর-বেণামূল-চন্দন ।

একবার যার স্পর্শে, স্মরজ্বালা-বিষ নাশে, যার স্পর্শে লুব্ধ নারী-মন ॥ ৭৬ ॥

kṛṣṇa-kara-pada-tala, koṭi-candra-suśītala,

jini’ karpūra-veṇā-mūla-candana

eka-bāra yāra sparśe, smara-jvālā-viṣa nāśe,

yāra sparśe lubdha nārī-mana

Translation

“The combined cooling effect of camphor, roots of khasakhasa and sandalwood is surpassed by the coolness of Kṛṣṇa’s palms and the soles of His feet, which are cooler and more pleasing than millions upon millions of moons. If women are touched by them even once, their minds are enticed, and the burning poison of lusty desire for Kṛṣṇa is immediately vanquished.”

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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 Touch Cools Burning Desire

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s palms and the soles of His feet surpass the combined cooling effect of camphor, roots of khasakhasa and sandalwood.

  2. 2

    They are cooler and more pleasing than millions upon millions of moons.

  3. 3

    Even one touch entices the women’s minds and immediately vanquishes the burning poison of lusty desire for Kṛṣṇa.

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. kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. kara-pada-talathe palms and the soles of the feet
  3. koṭi-candramillions upon millions of moons
  4. su-śītalacool and pleasing
  5. jini’surpassing
  6. karpūracamphor
  7. veṇā-mūlaroots of khasakhasa
  8. candanasandalwood pulp
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the contrast between burning desire and cooling touch help you notice?

Practice

Read the verse once, giving special attention to the words describing the coolness of Kṛṣṇa’s touch.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Touch Cools Burning DesireThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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