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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Antya 18.99 Antya 18.101

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.100

ঐছে বিচিত্র ক্রীড়া করি’, তীরে আইলা শ্রীহরি, সঙ্গে লঞা সব কান্তাগণ ।

গন্ধ-তৈল-মর্দন, আমলকী-উদ্বর্তন, সেবা করে তীরে সখীগণ ॥ ১০০ ॥

aiche vicitra krīḍā kari’, tīre āilā śrī-hari,

saṅge lañā saba kāntā-gaṇa

gandha-taila-mardana, āmalakī-udvartana,

sevā kare tīre sakhī-gaṇa

Translation

“After performing such wonderful pastimes, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa went up on the shore of the Yamunā River, taking with Him all His beloved gopīs. Then the gopīs on the riverbank rendered service by massaging Kṛṣṇa and the other gopīs with scented oil and smearing paste of āmalakī fruit on their bodies.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The gopīs serve with attentive care

1
After His wonderful pastimes, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa came onto the shore of the Yamunā with all His beloved gopīs.
2
The gopīs on the riverbank served by massaging Kṛṣṇa and the other gopīs with scented oil.
3
They also smeared paste of āmalakī fruit on their bodies. Their service included care for both Kṛṣṇa and His companions.

How it feels

Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.

The mood of Antya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

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

Mistaking the sea for the Yamunā River, He jumped into it, hoping to see the water pastimes Kṛṣṇa enjoyed with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the other gopīs. As He floated in the sea, however, He was washed away to the Koṇārka temple, where a fisherman, thinking that the Lord’s body was a big fish, caught Him in his net and brought Him ashore.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

aichesuch
vicitrawonderful
krīḍāpastimes
kari’performing
tīreon the bank
āilāarrived
śrī-hariLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
saṅgewith Him

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: “gopīs”, “yamunā”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What details help you notice the care in the gopīs’ service?

Practice

Spend a minute recalling the two forms of service described in this verse.

Live this todayThe gopīs serve with attentive careThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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