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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 14.148Madhya 14.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.149

‘মুগ্ধা’, ‘মধ্যা’, ‘প্রগল্ভা’, — তিন নায়িকার ভেদ ।

‘মুগ্ধা’ নাহি জানে মানের বৈদগ্ধ্য-বিভেদ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

‘mugdhā’, ‘madhyā’, ‘pragalbhā’, — tina nāyikāra bheda

‘mugdhā’ nāhi jāne mānera vaidagdhya-vibheda

Translation

“Heroines may also be classified as captivated, intermediate and impudent. The captivated heroine does not know very much about the cunning intricacies of jealous anger.

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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 Captivated Heroine Knows Little Cunning

  1. 1

    Heroines may also be classified as captivated, intermediate, and impudent.

  2. 2

    The captivated heroine is one of these three types.

  3. 3

    She does not know very much about the cunning intricacies of jealous anger.

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:

Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā. This place was fixed up for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rest in.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mugdhācaptivated
  2. madhyāintermediate
  3. pragalbhāimpudent
  4. tinathree
  5. nāyikāraof heroines
  6. bhedadivisions
  7. mugdhāthe captivated
  8. nāhi jānedoes not know
  9. māneraof jealous anger
  10. vaidagdhya-vibhedathe intricacies of cunning behavior
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What distinguishes the captivated heroine in this description?

Practice

Today, write the three classifications and place the stated characteristic beside the captivated heroine.

Live this todayThe Captivated Heroine Knows Little CunningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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