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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 16.84Antya 16.86

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.85

গরুড়ের পাছে রহি’ করেন দরশন ।

দেখেন, — জগন্নাথ হয় মুরলীবদন ॥ ৮৫ ॥

garuḍera pāche rahi’ karena daraśana

dekhena, — jagannātha haya muralī-vadana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed behind the huge column called the Garuḍa-stambha and looked upon Lord Jagannātha, but as He looked He saw that Lord Jagannātha had become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.

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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.

Seeing Kṛṣṇa in Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stands behind the huge column called the Garuḍa-stambha.

  2. 2

    From there, He looks upon Lord Jagannātha.

  3. 3

    As He looks, He sees that Lord Jagannātha has become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.

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. garuḍera pāchebehind the Garuḍa column
  2. rahi’staying
  3. karena daraśanaHe was seeing
  4. dekhenaHe saw
  5. jagannāthaLord Jagannātha
  6. hayawas
  7. muralī-vadanaLord Kṛṣṇa with His flute to the mouth
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s vision of Lord Jagannātha?

Practice

Slowly reread the verse, keeping your attention on Kṛṣṇa with His flute to His mouth.

Live this todaySeeing Kṛṣṇa in Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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