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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 14.96Madhya 14.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.97

বৃক্ষবল্লী প্রফুল্লিত প্ৰভুর দরশনে ।

ভৃঙ্গ-পিক গায়, বহে শীতল পবনে ॥ ৯৭ ॥

vṛkṣa-vallī praphullita prabhura daraśane

bhṛṅga-pika gāya, vahe śītala pavane

Translation

There were multifarious trees and creepers in the garden, and they were all jubilant to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Indeed, the birds were chirping, the bees were buzzing, and a cool breeze was blowing.

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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.

The Garden Rejoices to See the Lord

  1. 1

    The garden contained many kinds of trees and creepers.

  2. 2

    They were all jubilant to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Birds chirped, bees buzzed, and a cool breeze blew.

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 there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it. After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vṛkṣa-vallītrees and creepers
  2. praphullitajoyful
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. daraśaneby the sight
  5. bhṛṅgabumblebees
  6. pikabirds
  7. gāyachant
  8. vahewere blowing
  9. śītalacool
  10. pavanebreezes
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you picture the garden’s joy at seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to imagine the trees, sounds, and cool breeze.

Live this todayThe Garden Rejoices to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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