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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.225
সর্বত্র জল — যাহাঁ অমৃত-সমান ।
চিদানন্দ জ্যোতিঃ স্বাদ্য — যাহাঁ মূর্তিমান্ ॥ ২২৫ ॥
sarvatra jala — yāhāṅ amṛta-samāna
cid-ānanda jyotiḥ svādya — yāhāṅ mūrtimān
“The water in Vṛndāvana is nectar, and the brahmajyoti effulgence, which is full of transcendental bliss, is directly perceived there in its form.
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The water in Vṛndāvana is nectar.
The brahmajyoti effulgence is full of transcendental bliss.
That effulgence is directly perceived there in its form.
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:
He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna. 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.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”
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What does this verse help me appreciate about Vṛndāvana’s transcendental nature?
Read the translation slowly and recall its two features: nectarean water and the directly perceived brahmajyoti effulgence.
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