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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 14.179Madhya 14.181

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.180

অন্তঃস্মেরতয়োজ্জ্বলা জলকণব্যাকীর্ণপক্ষ্মাঙ্কুরা

কিঞ্চিৎপাটলিতাঞ্চলা রসিকতোৎসিক্তা পুরঃ কুঞ্চতী ।

রুদ্ধায়াঃ পথি মাধবেন মধুরব্যাভুগ্নতোরোত্তরা

রাধায়াঃ কিলকিঞ্চিতস্তবকিনী দৃষ্টিঃ শ্রিয়ং বঃ ক্রিয়াৎ ॥ ১৮০ ॥

antaḥ smeratayojjvalā jala-kaṇa-vyākīrṇa-pakṣmāṅkurā

kiñcit pāṭalitāñcalā rasikatotsiktā puraḥ kuñcatī

ruddhāyāḥ pathi mādhavena madhura-vyābhugna-torottarā

rādhāyāḥ kila-kiñcita-stavakinī dṛṣṭiḥ śriyaṁ vaḥ kriyāt

Translation

“ ‘May the sight of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s kila-kiñcita ecstasy, which is like a bouquet, bring good fortune to all. When Śrī Kṛṣṇa blocked Rādhārāṇī’s way to the dāna-ghāṭi, there was laughter within Her heart. Her eyes grew bright, and fresh tears flowed from Her eyes, reddening them. Due to Her sweet relationship with Kṛṣṇa, Her eyes were enthusiastic, and when Her crying subsided, She appeared even more beautiful.’

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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.

A Bouquet of Ecstatic Love

  1. 1

    Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s kila-kiñcita ecstasy is compared to a bouquet. The verse wishes that its sight may bring good fortune to all.

  2. 2

    When Śrī Kṛṣṇa blocked Her way to the dāna-ghāṭi, there was laughter within Her heart. Her eyes grew bright, and fresh tears reddened them.

  3. 3

    Her eyes were enthusiastic because of Her sweet relationship with Kṛṣṇa. When Her crying subsided, She appeared even more beautiful.

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:

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.

  1. antaḥinternally, or not manifested
  2. smeratayā ujjvalabrightened by mild smiling
  3. jala-kaṇawith drops of water
  4. vyākīrṇascattered
  5. pakṣma-aṅkurāfrom the eyelashes
  6. kiñcitvery little
  7. pāṭalita-añcalāa tinge of redness, mixed with whiteness, on the borders of the eyes
  8. rasikatā-utsiktābeing merged in the cunning behavior of the Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhārāṇī’s”

  • 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: “relationship”

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “crying”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the image of a bouquet help me reflect on these varied expressions of love?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and note the laughter, brightness and tears described together.

Live this todayA Bouquet of Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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