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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes
Madhya 14.109Madhya 14.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.110

ধ্বজাবৃন্দ-পতাকা-ঘণ্টায় করহ মণ্ডন ।

নানাবাদ্য-নৃত্য-দোলায় করহ সাজন ॥ ১১০ ॥

dhvajāvṛnda-patākā-ghaṇṭāya karaha maṇḍana

nānā-vādya-nṛtya-dolāya karaha sājana

Translation

“Collect all kinds of small and large flags and ringing bells. Then decorate the carrier and have various musical and dancing parties accompany it. In this way decorate the carrier attractively.

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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.

Decorate Attractively with Music and Dance

  1. 1

    All kinds of small and large flags and ringing bells were to be collected.

  2. 2

    The carrier was to be decorated attractively.

  3. 3

    Various musical and dancing parties were to accompany the carrier.

How it feels

Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.

The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

Then the devotees began pulling the car with ropes. Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dhvajā-vṛndaall kinds of flags
  2. patākābig flags
  3. ghaṇṭāyawith ringing bells
  4. karahamake
  5. maṇḍanadecoration
  6. nānā-vādyaall kinds of musical parties
  7. nṛtyadancing
  8. dolāyaon the carrier
  9. karaha sājanadecorate attractively
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the decorations, music and dancing each contribute to this festival arrangement?

Practice

Make a short checklist of the three arrangements described: flags and bells, carrier decoration, and musical and dancing parties.

Live this todayDecorate Attractively with Music and DanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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