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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.96
ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে প্রভু উদ্যানে আসিয়া ।
বৃন্দাবন-বিহার করে ভক্তগণ লঞা ॥ ৯৬ ॥
bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge prabhu udyāne āsiyā
vṛndāvana-vihāra kare bhakta-gaṇa lañā
Accompanied by His devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went into the garden and enjoyed the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the garden with His devotees and enjoyed the pastimes of Vṛndāvana. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that this does not refer to Kṛṣṇa’s mixing with the gopīs or the transcendental mellow of parakīya-rasa.
In His vṛndāvana-līlā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conceived of Himself as the assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Her maidservants were very pleased when She enjoyed the company of Kṛṣṇa.
His garden pastimes did not involve association with women or other people’s wives in the fashion transcendentally demonstrated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. They should not be compared with the activities of the gaurāṅga-nāgarīs.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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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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”, “gopīs”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”, “company 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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the explanation of His role as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s assistant clarify these garden pastimes for you?
Write one sentence noting how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conceived of Himself in these pastimes.
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