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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
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  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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.127Madhya 13.129

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.128

ইহাঁ লোকারণ্য, হাতী, ঘোড়া, রথধ্বনি ।

তাহাঁ পুষ্পারণ্য, ভৃঙ্গ-পিক-নাদ শুনি ॥ ১২৮ ॥

ihāṅ lokāraṇya, hātī, ghoḍā, ratha-dhvani

tāhāṅ puṣpāraṇya, bhṛṅga-pika-nāda śuni

Translation

“In Kurukṣetra there are crowds of people, elephants and horses, and also the rattling of chariots. But in Vṛndāvana there are flower gardens, and the humming of the bees and chirping of the birds can be heard.

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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.

Two Places, Two Different Atmospheres

  1. 1

    Kurukṣetra has crowds of people, elephants, and horses.

  2. 2

    The rattling of chariots is also heard there.

  3. 3

    Vṛndāvana has flower gardens, with the humming of bees and chirping of birds.

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

Further reading

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

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

The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens. Along that road the servants called gauḍas began to pull the cars.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ihāṅat this place, Kurukṣetra
  2. loka-araṇyatoo great a crowd of people
  3. hātīelephants
  4. ghoḍāhorses
  5. ratha-dhvanithe rattling sound of chariots
  6. tāhāṅthere, in Vṛndāvana
  7. puṣpa-araṇyathe garden of flowers
  8. bhṛṅgaof bumblebees
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What difference do you notice between the sights and sounds of these two places?

Practice

Make two short lists of the sights and sounds described for Kurukṣetra and Vṛndāvana.

Live this todayTwo Places, Two Different AtmospheresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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