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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 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Antya 16.146Antya 16.148

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.147

এ-ত নারী বহু দূরে, বৃক্ষ সব তার তীরে, তপ করে পর-উপকারী ।

নদীর শেষ-রস পাঞা, মূলদ্বারে আকর্ষিয়া, কেনে পিয়ে, বুঝিতে না পারি ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

e-ta nārī rahu dūre, vṛkṣa saba tāra tīre,

tapa kare para-upakārī

nadīra śeṣa-rasa pāñā, mūla-dvāre ākarṣiyā,

kene piye, bujhite nā pāri

Translation

“ ‘Aside from the rivers, the trees standing on the banks like great ascetics and engaging in welfare activities for all living entities drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips by drawing water from the river with their roots. We cannot understand why they drink like that.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Trees Drink the Nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s Lips

  1. 1

    The trees standing on the riverbanks are compared to great ascetics engaged in welfare activities for all living entities.

  2. 2

    By drawing river water through their roots, the trees drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips.

  3. 3

    The speakers express wonder at the trees, saying they cannot understand why they drink in this way.

How it feels

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

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

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.

  1. e-ta nārīthese women
  2. rahu dūreleaving aside
  3. vṛkṣathe trees
  4. sabaall
  5. tāra tīreon their banks
  6. tapa kareperform austerities
  7. para-upakārībenefactors of all other living entities
  8. nadīraof the rivers
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can the trees’ service to all living entities teach me about helping others?

Practice

Do one small act today for another living entity’s welfare, remembering the helpful trees.

Live this todayTrees Drink the Nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s LipsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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