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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 18.106Antya 18.108

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.107

ভক্ষ্যের পরিপাটী দেখি’, কৃষ্ণ হৈলা মহাসুখী, বসি’ কৈল বন্য ভোজন ।

সঙ্গে লঞা সখীগণ, রাধা কৈলা ভোজন, দুঁহে কৈলা মন্দিরে শয়ন ॥ ১০৭ ॥

bhakṣyera paripāṭī dekhi’, kṛṣṇa hailā mahā-sukhī,

vasi’ kaila vanya bhojana

saṅge lañā sakhī-gaṇa, rādhā kailā bhojana,

duṅhe kailā mandire śayana

Translation

“When Kṛṣṇa saw the very nice arrangement of food, He happily sat down and had a forest picnic. Then, after Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her gopī friends partook of the remnants, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa lay down together in the jeweled house.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Happily Enjoys the Forest Picnic

  1. 1

    Seeing the very nice arrangement of food, Kṛṣṇa happily sat down for a forest picnic.

  2. 2

    Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her gopī friends then partook of the remnants.

  3. 3

    After the meal, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa lay down together in the jeweled house.

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. bhakṣyeraof eatables
  2. paripāṭīthe arrangements
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. hailābecame
  6. mahā-sukhīvery happy
  7. vasi’sitting down
  8. kailaperformed
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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”

  • 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”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Kṛṣṇa’s happiness help you appreciate the loving arrangement of the meal?

Practice

Read the verse slowly once, noticing Kṛṣṇa’s happiness and the order of the meal and rest.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Happily Enjoys the Forest PicnicThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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