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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.204
বৃন্দাবনের সম্পদ্ দেখ, — পুষ্প-কিসলয় ।
গিরিধাতু-শিখিপিচ্ছ-গুঞ্জাফল-ময় ॥ ২০৪ ॥
vṛndāvanera sampad dekha, — puṣpa-kisalaya
giridhātu-śikhipiccha-guñjāphala-maya
“As far as Vṛndāvana’s opulence is concerned, it consists of a few flowers and twigs, some minerals from the hills, a few peacock feathers and the plant known as guñjā.
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Vṛndāvana’s opulence is described as consisting of a few flowers and twigs.
The description also includes minerals from the hills and a few peacock feathers.
The plant known as guñjā is also counted among Vṛndāvana’s riches.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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’s”
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What stands out to you about the things called Vṛndāvana’s opulence?
Write down the five kinds of natural riches named in this translation.
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