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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.144Madhya 1.146

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.145

গুণ্ডিচাতে নৃত্য-অন্তে কৈল জলকেলি ।

হেরা-পঞ্চমীতে দেখিল লক্ষ্মীদেবীর কেলী ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

guṇḍicāte nṛtya-ante kaila jala-keli

herā-pañcamīte dekhila lakṣmī-devīra kelī

Translation

After dancing in the Guṇḍicā temple, the Lord sported in the water with His devotees, and on Herā-pañcamī day they all saw the activities of the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmīdevī.

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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.

Sharing the Lord’s Pastimes and Festival

  1. 1

    The Lord danced in the Guṇḍicā temple.

  2. 2

    After dancing, He sported in the water with His devotees.

  3. 3

    On Herā-pañcamī day, they all saw the activities of Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. guṇḍicātein the neighborhood of the Guṇḍicā temple
  2. nṛtya-anteafter dancing
  3. kailaperformed
  4. jala-kelisporting in the water
  5. herā-pañcamīteon the day of Herā-pañcamī
  6. dekhilasaw
  7. lakṣmī-devīraof the goddess of fortune
  8. kelīactivities
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these shared activities would you like to remember more carefully?

Practice

Spend one minute recalling the three activities described in this verse.

Live this todaySharing the Lord’s Pastimes and FestivalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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