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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya 14.127 Madhya 14.129

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.128

হেনকালে, খচিত যাহে বিবিধ রতন ।

সুবর্ণের চৌদোলা করি’ আরোহণ ॥ ১২৮ ॥

hena-kāle, khacita yāhe vividha ratana

suvarṇera caudolā kari’ ārohaṇa

Translation

While Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were talking, the procession of the goddess of fortune came by. She was riding upon a golden palanquin carried by four men and bedecked with a variety of jewels.

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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.

The Goddess of Fortune’s Splendid Procession

1
Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are talking when the procession comes by.
2
The goddess of fortune rides upon a golden palanquin carried by four men.
3
Her palanquin is bedecked with a variety of jewels.

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

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

hena-kālewhile Svarūpa Dāmodara and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were talking
khacitawere bedecked
yāheon which
vividhavarieties
ratanagems
suvarṇeramade of gold
caudolāa palanquin carried by four men
kari’ ārohaṇariding upon

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which details help me picture the splendor of this procession?

Practice

Reread the verse and note three details of the palanquin and its bearers.

Live this todayThe Goddess of Fortune’s Splendid ProcessionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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