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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Antya 16.145 Antya 16.147

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.146

মানসগঙ্গা, কালিন্দী, ভুবন-পাবনী নদী, কৃষ্ণ যদি তাতে করে স্নান ।

বেণুর ঝুটাধর-রস, হঞা লোভে পরবশ, সেই কালে হর্ষে করে পান ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

mānasa-gaṅgā, kālindī, bhuvana-pāvanī nadī,

kṛṣṇa yadi tāte kare snāna

veṇura jhuṭādhara-rasa, hañā lobhe paravaśa,

sei kāle harṣe kare pāna

Translation

“ ‘When Kṛṣṇa takes His bath in universally purifying rivers like the Yamunā and the Ganges of the celestial world, the great personalities of those rivers greedily and jubilantly drink the remnants of the nectarean juice from His lips.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Rivers Joyfully Receive Kṛṣṇa’s Remnants

1
Kṛṣṇa bathes in universally purifying rivers such as the Yamunā and the Ganges of the celestial world.
2
The great personalities of these rivers drink the remnants of the nectarean juice from His lips.
3
They drink greedily and jubilantly, expressing both eagerness and joy in receiving those remnants.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

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Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam. Thus they all tasted adharāmṛta, the nectar from the lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

mānasa-gaṅgāthe Ganges of the celestial world
kālindīthe Yamunā
bhuvanathe world
pāvanīpurifying
nadīrivers
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
yadiif
tātein those

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: “yamunā”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the rivers’ joyful eagerness suggest about the value of the remnants from Kṛṣṇa’s lips?

Practice

Spend a minute reflecting on the eagerness and jubilation described in this verse.

Live this todayThe Rivers Joyfully Receive Kṛṣṇa’s RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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