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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
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  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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.46Antya 7.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.47

আসামহো চরণরেণুজুষামহং স্যাং বৃন্দাবনে কিমপি গুল্মলতৌষধীনাম্ ।

যা দুস্ত্যজং স্বজনমার্যপথঞ্চ হিত্বা ভেজুর্মুকুন্দপদবীং শ্রুতিভির্বিমৃগ্যাম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām ahaṁ syāṁ

vṛndāvane kim api gulma-latauṣadhīnām

yā dustyajaṁ sva-janam ārya-pathaṁ ca hitvā

bhejur mukunda-padavīṁ śrutibhir vimṛgyām

Translation

“ ‘The gopīs of Vṛndāvana have given up the association of their husbands, sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Kṛṣṇa, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to become one of the bushes, creepers or herbs in Vṛndāvana, for the gopīs trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Uddhava Longs for the Gopīs’ Foot Dust

  1. 1

    The gopīs left difficult family attachments and forsook the path of chastity to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, which one should seek through Vedic knowledge.

  2. 2

    Sent by Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava stayed in Vṛndāvana for a few months and spoke with the gopīs about Kṛṣṇa. Although these talks pleased them, he saw their severe distress in separation from Him.

  3. 3

    Seeing their unalloyed devotion and love, Uddhava wished to become a creeper, blade of grass or herb in Vṛndāvana so that he could receive the dust of their lotus feet.

Key points from the purport
  • When Uddhava was sent by Kṛṣṇa to see the condition of the gopīs in Vṛndāvana, he stayed there for a few months in their association and always talked with them about Kṛṣṇa.
  • Although this greatly pleased the gopīs and other residents of Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana, Uddhava saw that the gopīs were severely afflicted by their separation from Kṛṣṇa.
  • Observing the unalloyed devotion and love of the gopīs for Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava desired to become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vṛndāvana so that sometimes the gopīs would trample him and he would receive the dust of their lotus feet on his head.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Antya 7.47 quotesSB 10.47.61

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by Uddhava.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.

The mood of Antya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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

The following summary of chapter seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āsāmof the gopīs
  2. ahooh
  3. caraṇa-reṇuthe dust of the lotus feet
  4. juṣāmdevoted to
  5. aham syāmlet me become
  6. vṛndāvanein Vṛndāvana
  7. kim apianyone
  8. gulma-latā-auṣadhīnāmamong bushes, creepers and herbs
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

  • 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: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “bless”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Uddhava’s wish express his appreciation of the gopīs’ unalloyed devotion?

Practice

Write one sentence appreciating the gopīs’ love for Kṛṣṇa, following Uddhava’s example of honoring them.

Live this todayUddhava Longs for the Gopīs’ Foot DustThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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