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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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.168Madhya 13.170

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.169

সূর্যের কিরণে মুখ করে ঝলমল ।

মাল্য, বস্ত্র, দিব্য অলঙ্কার, পরিমল ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

sūryera kiraṇe mukha kare jhalamala

mālya, vastra, divya alaṅkāra, parimala

Translation

Lord Jagannātha was garlanded, dressed with nice garments and adorned with beautiful ornaments. His face was glittering from the rays of sunshine, and the entire atmosphere was fragrant.

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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.

The Beauty of Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Lord Jagannātha wore a garland and nice garments.

  2. 2

    Beautiful ornaments adorned Him, and His face glittered in the sunshine.

  3. 3

    The entire atmosphere was fragrant.

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:

While performing kīrtana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited various symptoms of transcendental ecstasy, and Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exchanged Their feelings very blissfully. When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sūryeraof the sun
  2. kiraṇeby the rays of sunshine
  3. mukhathe face
  4. karedoes
  5. jhalamalaglittering
  6. mālyagarland
  7. vastragarments
  8. divya alaṅkārabeautiful ornaments
  9. parimalasurrounded by a fragrance
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail of Lord Jagannātha’s beauty draws your attention most?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Lord Jagannātha as described here, with His garland, garments and ornaments.

Live this todayThe Beauty of Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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