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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 18.105Antya 18.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.106

গঙ্গাজল, অমৃতকেলি, পীযূষগ্রন্থি, কর্পূরকেলি, সরপূরী, অমৃতি, পদ্মচিনি ।

খণ্ডক্ষীরিসার-বৃক্ষ, ঘরে করি’ নানা ভক্ষ্য, রাধা যাহা কৃষ্ণ লাগি’ আনি ॥ ১০৬ ॥

gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyūṣagranthi, karpūrakeli,

sarapūrī, amṛti, padmacini

khaṇḍa-kṣīrisāra-vṛkṣa, ghare kari’ nānā bhakṣya,

rādhā yāhā kṛṣṇa lāgi’ āni

Translation

“At home Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī had made various types of sweetmeats from milk and sugar, such as gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyūṣagranthi, karpūrakeli, sarapūrī, amṛti, padmacini and khaṇḍa-kṣīrisāra-vṛkṣa. She had then brought them all for Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Rādhārāṇī Prepares Sweetmeats for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    At home, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī made various sweetmeats from milk and sugar.

  2. 2

    These included gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyūṣagranthi and other varieties named in the verse.

  3. 3

    She brought all these preparations for Kṛṣṇa. Her careful preparation was directed toward His pleasure.

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. gaṅgā-jalathe sweetmeat gaṅgājala
  2. amṛta-kelia sweetmeat made of milk
  3. pīyūṣa-granthipīyūṣagranthi
  4. karpūra-kelikarpūrakeli
  5. sara-pūrīa sweet made from milk
  6. amṛtia sweet prepared from rice flour
  7. padma-cinia sweet preparation made from lotus flowers
  8. khaṇḍa-kṣīri-sāra-vṛkṣasugar sweets made in the shape of trees
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the care Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī took in preparing food for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

While preparing food today, pause to remember Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī making sweetmeats for Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayRādhārāṇī Prepares Sweetmeats for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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