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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 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
Antya 18.100Antya 18.102

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.101

পুনরপি কৈল স্নান, শুষ্কবস্ত্র পরিধান, রত্ন-মন্দিরে কৈলা আগমন ।

বৃন্দা-কৃত সম্ভার, গন্ধপুষ্প-অলঙ্কার, বন্যবেশ করিল রচন ॥ ১০১ ॥

punarapi kaila snāna, śuṣka-vastra paridhāna,

ratna-mandire kailā āgamana

vṛndā-kṛta sambhāra, gandha-puṣpa-alaṅkāra,

vanya-veśa karila racana

Translation

“Then they all bathed again, and after putting on dry clothing, they went to a small jeweled house, where the gopī Vṛndā arranged to dress them in forest clothing by decorating them with fragrant flowers, green leaves and all kinds of other ornaments.

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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.

Vṛndā arranges fragrant forest adornments

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs bathed again and put on dry clothing.

  2. 2

    They then entered a small jeweled house, where the gopī Vṛndā arranged to dress them in forest clothing.

  3. 3

    Their decorations included fragrant flowers, green leaves and many other ornaments.

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

Further reading

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

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

Since the fisherman was afraid of being haunted by a ghost, Svarūpa Dāmodara gave him a slap and chanted Hare Kṛṣṇa, which immediately pacified him. Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 18
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. punarapiagain
  2. kailatook
  3. snānabath
  4. śuṣka-vastradry cloth
  5. paridhānaputting on
  6. ratna-mandirein a small house of jewels
  7. kailādid
  8. āgamanaarrival
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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: “gopī”, “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the natural materials used in these decorations?

Practice

Reread the verse and name the two forest decorations it specifically mentions.

Live this todayVṛndā arranges fragrant forest adornmentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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