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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 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Antya 19.34Antya 19.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.35

ক্ব নন্দকুলচন্দ্রমাঃ ক্ব শিখিচন্দ্রকালঙ্কৃতিঃ ক্ব মন্দ্রমুরলীরবঃ ক্ব নু সুরেন্দ্রনীলদ্যুতিঃ ।

ক্ব রাসরসতাণ্ডবী ক্ব সখি জীবরক্ষৌষধি- নিধির্মম সুহৃত্তমঃ ক্ব বত হন্ত হা ধিগ্বিধিম্ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

kva nanda-kula-candramāḥ kva śikhi-candrakālaṅkṛtiḥ

kva mandra-muralī-ravaḥ kva nu surendra-nīla-dyutiḥ

kva rāsa-rasa-tāṇḍavī kva sakhi jīva-rakṣauṣadhir

nidhir mama suhṛt-tamaḥ kva bata hanta hā dhig vidhim

Translation

“ ‘My dear friend, where is Kṛṣṇa, who is like the moon rising from the ocean of Mahārāja Nanda’s dynasty? Where is Kṛṣṇa, His head decorated with a peacock feather? Where is He? Where is Kṛṣṇa, whose flute produces such a deep sound? Oh, where is Kṛṣṇa, whose bodily luster is like the luster of the blue indranīla jewel? Where is Kṛṣṇa, who is so expert in rāsa dancing? Oh, where is He, who can save My life? Kindly tell Me where to find Kṛṣṇa, the treasure of My life and best of My friends. Feeling separation from Him, I hereby condemn Providence, the shaper of My destiny.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa, the Treasure of Life

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is described as the moon rising from the ocean of Mahārāja Nanda’s dynasty, with a peacock feather on His head.

  2. 2

    The speaker remembers His deep-sounding flute, His blue indranīla-like bodily luster, and His skill in rāsa dancing.

  3. 3

    Calling Kṛṣṇa the treasure of Her life and best of Her friends, She asks where to find Him and condemns Providence in separation. The purport identifies these words as a verse from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Lalita-mādhava.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse is found in the Lalita-mādhava (3.25) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.

The mood of Antya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read it, His ecstasy was so great that all the devotees feared that the Lord would very soon pass away.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kvawhere
  2. nanda-kula-candramāḥKṛṣṇa, who has arisen like the moon in the ocean of the dynasty of Nanda Mahārāja
  3. kvawhere
  4. śikhi-candraka-alaṅkṛtiḥKṛṣṇa, whose head is decorated with a peacock feather
  5. kvawhere
  6. mandra-muralī-ravaḥKṛṣṇa, whose flute produces a deep sound
  7. kvawhere
  8. nucertainly
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rāsa”

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “separation”

  • 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: “nanda’s”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which description helps you reflect on Kṛṣṇa as the treasure of life?

Practice

Choose one description of Kṛṣṇa from this verse and spend a minute remembering it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa, the Treasure of LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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