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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 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
Antya 18.103Antya 18.105

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.104

এক নারিকেল নানা-জাতি, এক আম্র নানা ভাতি, কলা, কোলি — বিবিধপ্রকার ।

পনস, খর্জুর, কমলা, নারঙ্গ, জাম, সন্তরা, দ্রাক্ষা, বাদাম, মেওয়া যত আর ॥ ১০৪ ॥

eka nārikela nānā-jāti, eka āmra nānā bhāti,

kalā, koli — vividha-prakāra

panasa, kharjura, kamalā, nāraṅga, jāma, santarā,

drākṣā, bādāma, meoyā yata āra

Translation

“Among the fruits were many varieties of coconuts and mangoes, bananas, berries, jackfruits, dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, santarās, grapes, almonds and all kinds of dried fruit.

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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.

The fruit arrangement offers abundant variety

  1. 1

    The fruits included many varieties of coconuts and mangoes, along with bananas, berries and jackfruits.

  2. 2

    Dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, santarās and grapes were also present.

  3. 3

    Almonds and all kinds of dried fruit added to the plentiful arrangement prepared by the gopīs.

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:

Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness. Then they brought Him back to His own residence.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ekaone item
  2. nārikelacoconut
  3. nānā-jātiof many varieties
  4. ekaone
  5. āmramango
  6. nānā bhātiof many different kinds
  7. kalābanana
  8. koliberries
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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: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this detailed list help you picture the gopīs’ preparations?

Practice

Read the list slowly and notice three different fruits in the arrangement.

Live this todayThe fruit arrangement offers abundant varietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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