1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.233
তাঁর অঙ্গ-গন্ধে দশ দিক্ আমোদিত ।
ভূষণ-ধ্বনিতে কর্ণ হয় চমকিত ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
tāṅra aṅga-gandhe daśa dik āmodita
bhūṣaṇa-dhvanite karṇa haya camakita
The scent of her body perfumed all directions, and the tinkling of her ornaments startled the ear.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The scent of the woman’s body perfumed all directions.
Her ornaments made a tinkling sound.
That sound startled the ear, adding another striking detail to her appearance.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy. Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do fragrance and sound make this description more vivid for me?
Read this verse slowly, noticing separately its description of scent and its description of sound.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 3.233? Get an answer from the verses themselves.