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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 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.224Antya 4.226

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.225

‘বিদগ্ধমাধব’, ‘ললিতমাধব’, — নাটকযুগল ।

কৃষ্ণলীলা-রস তাহাঁ পাইয়ে সকল ॥ ২২৫ ॥

‘vidagdha-mādhava’, ‘lalita-mādhava, — nāṭaka-yugala

kṛṣṇa-līlā-rasa tāhāṅ pāiye sakala

Translation

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī also compiled two important dramas named Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava, from which one can understand all the mellows derived from the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Dramas Reveal Kṛṣṇa’s Spiritual Mellows

  1. 1

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī compiled two important dramas, Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava.

  2. 2

    These dramas offer understanding of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Through them, one can understand all the mellows, or spiritual tastes, derived from His pastimes.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

In this way he completely retired and returned to Vṛndāvana to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī. After narrating these incidents, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī has given a list of the main books of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vidagdha-mādhavaVidagdha-mādhava
  2. lalita-mādhavaLalita-mādhava
  3. nāṭaka-yugalatwo dramas
  4. kṛṣṇa-līlā-rasathe mellows derived from the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. tāhāṅthere
  6. pāiye sakalawe can understand all
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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: “mellows”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse broaden my view of drama as a way to learn about Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write the names of these two dramas together and note their shared purpose: understanding the mellows of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

Live this todayDevotional Dramas Reveal Kṛṣṇa’s Spiritual MellowsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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