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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.
  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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.142Madhya 13.144

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.143

বৃন্দাবন, গোবর্ধন,     যমুনা-পুলিন, বন,

সেই কুঞ্জে রাসাদিক লীলা ।

সেই ব্রজের ব্রজজন,     মাতা, পিতা, বন্ধুগণ,

বড় চিত্র, কেমনে পাসরিলা ॥ ১৪৩ ॥

vṛndāvana, govardhana, yamunā-pulina, vana,

sei kuñje rāsādika līlā

sei vrajera vraja-jana, mātā, pitā, bandhu-gaṇa,

baḍa citra, kemane pāsarilā

Translation

“It is amazing that You have forgotten the land of Vṛndāvana. And how is it that You have forgotten Your father, mother and friends? How have You forgotten Govardhana Hill, the bank of the Yamunā and the forest where You enjoyed the rāsa-līlā dance?

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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.

Remembering Vṛndāvana and Its Dear Ones

  1. 1

    The speaker expresses amazement that Kṛṣṇa could have forgotten Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    The questions recall His father, mother and friends, asking how He could forget them.

  3. 3

    Govardhana Hill, the bank of the Yamunā and the forest of His rāsa-līlā dance are also remembered.

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:

With two mṛdaṅgas in each division, there were altogether fourteen mṛdaṅgas. While performing kīrtana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited various symptoms of transcendental ecstasy, and Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exchanged Their feelings very blissfully.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vṛndāvanathe transcendental land known as Vṛndāvana
  2. govardhanaGovardhana Hill
  3. yamunā-pulinathe bank of the Yamunā
  4. vanaall the forests where the pastimes of the Lord took place
  5. sei kuñjein the bushes in that forest
  6. rāsa-ādika līlāthe pastimes of the rāsa dance
  7. seithat
  8. vrajeraof Vṛndāvana
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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”, “yamunā”, “govardhana”

  • 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: “rāsa-līlā”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What feeling comes through these repeated questions about Kṛṣṇa’s forgetting?

Practice

Slowly reread the verse, pausing at each person and place it recalls.

Live this todayRemembering Vṛndāvana and Its Dear OnesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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