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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 14.220Madhya 14.222

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.221

চিন্তামণিময় ভূমি রত্নের ভবন ।

চিন্তামণিগণ — দাসী-চরণ-ভূষণ ॥ ২২১ ॥

cintāmaṇi-maya bhūmi ratnera bhavana

cintāmaṇi-gaṇa dāsī-caraṇa-bhūṣaṇa

Translation

“Vṛndāvana-dhāma is made of transcendental touchstone. Its entire surface is the source of all valuable jewels, and the cintāmaṇi stone is used to decorate the lotus feet of the maidservants of Vṛndāvana.

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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.

Vṛndāvana Is Made of Transcendental Touchstone

  1. 1

    Vṛndāvana-dhāma is made of transcendental touchstone.

  2. 2

    Its entire surface is the source of all valuable jewels.

  3. 3

    The cintāmaṇi stone decorates the lotus feet of the maidservants of Vṛndāvana.

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. cintāmaṇi-mayamade of transcendental touchstone
  2. bhūmithe ground
  3. ratneraof gems
  4. bhavanathe original source
  5. cintāmaṇi-gaṇasuch touchstones
  6. dāsī-caraṇa-bhūṣaṇafoot decorations of the maidservants of Vṛndāvana
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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-dhāma”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the use of cintāmaṇi to decorate the maidservants’ feet reveal about Vṛndāvana’s abundance?

Practice

Write down one detail from this verse that helps you remember Vṛndāvana’s transcendental opulence.

Live this todayVṛndāvana Is Made of Transcendental TouchstoneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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