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  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 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 15.302Madhya 16.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.1

গৌড়োদ্যানং গৌরমেঘঃ সিঞ্চন্ স্বালোকনামৃতৈঃ ।

ভবাগ্নিদগ্ধজনতা-বীরুধঃ সমজীবয়ৎ ॥ ১ ॥

gauḍodyānaṁ gaura-meghaḥ

siñcan svālokanāmṛtaiḥ

bhavāgni-dagdha-janatā-

vīrudhaḥ samajīvayat

Translation

By the nectar of His personal glance, the cloud known as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu poured water upon the garden of Gauḍa-deśa and revived the people, who were like creepers and plants burning in the forest fire of material existence.

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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.

His Glance Revives Those Who Suffer

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is compared to a cloud pouring water upon the garden of Gauḍa-deśa.

  2. 2

    The people are compared to creepers and plants burning in the forest fire of material existence.

  3. 3

    The nectar of His personal glance revived those suffering people.

How it feels

Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to go to Vṛndāvana, Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gauḍa-udyānamupon the garden known as Gauḍa-deśa
  2. gaura-meghaḥthe cloud known as Gaura
  3. siñcanpouring water
  4. svaHis own
  5. ālokana-amṛtaiḥwith the nectar of the glance
  6. bhava-agniby the blazing fire of material existence
  7. dagdhahaving been burnt
  8. janatāthe people in general
  9. vīrudhaḥwho are like creepers and plants
  10. samajīvayatrevived
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the image of a refreshing cloud help you appreciate about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s glance?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to picture the suffering plants being revived by refreshing water.

Live this todayHis Glance Revives Those Who SufferThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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