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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.210Madhya 12.212

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.211

তৃষার্ত প্ৰভুর নেত্র — ভ্রমর-যুগল ।

গাঢ় তৃষ্ণায় পিয়ে কৃষ্ণের বদন-কমল ॥ ২১১ ॥

tṛṣārta prabhura netra — bhramara-yugala

gāḍha tṛṣṇāya piye kṛṣṇera vadana-kamala

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very thirsty to see the Lord, and His eyes became like two bumblebees drinking the honey from the lotuslike eyes of Lord Jagannātha, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

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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.

Longing to See Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very thirsty to see the Lord.

  2. 2

    His eyes became like two bumblebees drinking honey from Lord Jagannātha’s lotuslike eyes.

  3. 3

    Lord Jagannātha is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

How it feels

Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tṛṣā-ārtathirsty
  2. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. netraeyes
  4. bhramara-yugalalike two bumblebees
  5. gāḍhadeep
  6. tṛṣṇāyain thirst
  7. piyedrinks
  8. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  9. vadana-kamalathe lotuslike face
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the image of eyes drinking honey suggest about longing to see the Lord?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on Lord Jagannātha’s lotuslike eyes.

Live this todayLonging to See Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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