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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 14.206 Madhya 14.208

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.207

“তোমার ঠাকুর, দেখ এত সম্পত্তি ছাড়ি’ ।

পত্র-ফল-ফুল-লোভে গেলা পুষ্পবাড়ী ॥ ২০৭ ॥

“tomāra ṭhākura, dekha eta sampatti chāḍi’

patra-phala-phula-lobhe gelā puṣpa-bāḍī

Translation

“Then the maidservants of the goddess of fortune said to the servants of Lord Jagannātha, ‘Why did your Lord Jagannātha abandon the great opulence of the goddess of fortune and, for the sake of a few leaves, fruits and flowers, go see the flower garden of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Maidservants Question Jagannātha’s Choice

1
The goddess of fortune’s maidservants address the servants of Lord Jagannātha.
2
They ask why He has abandoned the great opulence of the goddess of fortune.
3
They describe His destination as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s flower garden, speaking of only a few leaves, fruits and flowers.

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

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.

tomāra ṭhākurayour Lord
dekhajust see
eta sampatti chāḍi’giving so much opulence
patra-phala-phulaleaves, fruits and flowers
lobhefor the sake of
gelāwent
puṣpa-bāḍīto the flower garden of Guṇḍicā

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”, “rādhārāṇī’s”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What contrast do the maidservants draw between the opulence He left and the garden He visited?

Practice

Note the two sides of the maidservants’ comparison using only words from the translation.

Live this todayThe Maidservants Question Jagannātha’s ChoiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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