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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 16.73Antya 16.75

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.74

শ্রবসোঃ কুবলয়মক্ষ্ণোরঞ্জনমুরসো মহেন্দ্রমণিদাম ।

বৃন্দাবনরমণীনাং মণ্ডনমখিলং হরির্জয়তি ॥ ৭৪ ॥

śravasoḥ kuvalayam akṣṇor añjanam

uraso mahendra-maṇi-dāma

vṛndāvana-ramaṇīnāṁ maṇḍanam

akhilaṁ harir jayati

Translation

“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is just like a bluish lotus flower for the ears; He is ointment for the eyes, a necklace of indranīla gems for the chest, and universal ornaments for the gopī damsels of Vṛndāvana. Let that Lord Śrī Hari, Kṛṣṇa, be glorified.”

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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 Is the Gopīs’ Supreme Ornament

  1. 1

    The verse describes Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as a bluish lotus flower for the ears and ointment for the eyes.

  2. 2

    He is compared to a necklace of indranīla gems for the chest and described as universal ornaments for the gopī damsels of Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    The verse concludes with a prayer that Lord Śrī Hari, Kṛṣṇa, be glorified.

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 Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. He later became the greatest poet among the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śravasoḥof the two ears
  2. kuvalayamblue lotus flowers
  3. akṣṇoḥof the two eyes
  4. añjanamointment
  5. urasaḥof the chest
  6. mahendra-maṇi-dāmaa necklace of indranīla gems
  7. vṛndāvana-ramaṇīnāmof the damsels of Vṛndāvana
  8. maṇḍanamornaments
  9. akhilamall
  10. hariḥ jayatiall glories to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
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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: “vṛndāvana”, “gopī”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “hari”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which image in this verse helps you reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?

Practice

Choose one image from the verse, reflect on it briefly, and repeat its closing prayer.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Gopīs’ Supreme OrnamentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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