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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Madhya 13.109 Madhya 13.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.110

সেই ফেন লঞা শুভানন্দ কৈল পান ।

কৃষ্ণপ্রেমরসিক তেঁহো মহাভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ১১০ ॥

sei phena lañā śubhānanda kaila pāna

kṛṣṇa-prema-rasika teṅho mahā-bhāgyavān

Translation

The foam that fell from the mouth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was taken and drunk by Śubhānanda because he was very fortunate and expert in relishing the mellow of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śubhānanda Relishes Ecstatic Love of Kṛṣṇa

1
Śubhānanda took and drank the foam that fell from the mouth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
2
The translation describes Śubhānanda as very fortunate.
3
He was expert in relishing the mellow of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.

The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu divided His saṅkīrtana party into seven divisions. With two mṛdaṅgas in each division, there were altogether fourteen mṛdaṅgas.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

sei phenathat foam
lañātaking
śubhānandaa devotee named Śubhānanda
kailadid
pānadrinking
kṛṣṇa-prema-rasikarelisher of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
teṅhohe
mahā-bhāgyavānvery fortunate

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”
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: “mellow”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse invite you to appreciate about Śubhānanda’s good fortune?

Practice

Reflect for a moment today on the phrase “ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa” and Śubhānanda’s ability to relish it.

Live this todayŚubhānanda Relishes Ecstatic Love of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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