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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes
Madhya 14.137Madhya 14.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.138

পূর্বে সত্যভামার শুনি এবম্বিধ মান ।

ব্রজে গোপীগণের মান — রসের নিধান ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

pūrve satyabhāmāra śuni evaṁ-vidha māna

vraje gopī-gaṇera māna — rasera nidhāna

Translation

“I have heard of this kind of pride in Satyabhāmā, Kṛṣṇa’s proudest queen, and I have also heard of it in the gopīs of Vṛndāvana, who are the reservoirs of all transcendental mellows.

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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.

Pride in Satyabhāmā and the gopīs

  1. 1

    Satyabhāmā is described as Kṛṣṇa’s proudest queen.

  2. 2

    This kind of pride has also been heard of in the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    The gopīs are described as reservoirs of all transcendental mellows.

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:

When Lord Jagannātha was seated at Sundarācala, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw it as Vṛndāvana. He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pūrvepreviously
  2. satyabhāmāraof Queen Satyabhāmā
  3. śuniI hear
  4. evaṁ-vidha mānathis kind of egoistic pride
  5. vrajein Vṛndāvana
  6. gopī-gaṇeraof the gopīs
  7. mānapride
  8. rasera nidhānathe reservoir of all transcendental mellows
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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”, “gopīs”

  • 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: “mellows”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in the description of the gopīs as reservoirs of all transcendental mellows?

Practice

Read the translation again and write down how it describes Satyabhāmā and the gopīs.

Live this todayPride in Satyabhāmā and the gopīsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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