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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 14.129Madhya 14.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.130

তাম্বূল-সম্পুট, ঝারি, ব্যজন, চামর ।

সাথে দাসী শত, হার দিব্য ভূষাম্বর ॥ ১৩০ ॥

tāmbūla-sampuṭa, jhāri, vyajana, cāmara

sāthe dāsī śata, hāra divya bhūṣāmbara

Translation

The maidservants were carrying water pitchers, cāmara whisks and boxes for betel nuts. There were hundreds of maidservants, all attractively dressed and wearing valuable necklaces.

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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.

Maidservants Carry Supplies in Splendid Dress

  1. 1

    The maidservants carried water pitchers, cāmara whisks and boxes for betel nuts.

  2. 2

    There were hundreds of maidservants in attendance.

  3. 3

    All were attractively dressed and wore valuable necklaces.

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:

He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāmbūla-sampuṭaboxes containing the ingredients for betel-nut preparation
  2. jhāriwater pitchers
  3. vyajanafans
  4. cāmarawhisks
  5. sāthealong with
  6. dāsīmaidservants
  7. śatahundreds
  8. hāranecklaces
  9. divyavaluable
  10. bhūṣāmbaradresses
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail helps you picture the maidservants most clearly?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and recall the three kinds of items the maidservants carried.

Live this todayMaidservants Carry Supplies in Splendid DressThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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