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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.91

এইমত জলক্রীড়া করি’ কতক্ষণ ।

আইটোটা আইলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্তগণ ॥ ৯১ ॥

ei-mata jala-krīḍā kari’ kata-kṣaṇa

āiṭoṭā āilā prabhu lañā bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

After sporting in the water for some time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His place at Āiṭoṭā, accompanied by His devotees.

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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.

Returning to Āiṭoṭā With the Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sported in the water for some time.

  2. 2

    Afterward, He returned to His place at Āiṭoṭā.

  3. 3

    His devotees accompanied Him on His return.

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:

Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā. This place was fixed up for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rest in.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. jala-krīḍāsporting in the water
  3. kari’after performing
  4. kata-kṣaṇafor some time
  5. āiṭoṭāto the place named Āiṭoṭā
  6. āilācame back
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. lañā bhakta-gaṇaaccompanied by the devotees
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does noticing the devotees’ presence shape your reading of this scene?

Practice

Reread the verse and note who accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayReturning to Āiṭoṭā With the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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