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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Madhya 17.200 Madhya 17.202

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.201

ফুল-ফল ভরি’ ডাল পড়ে প্রভু-পায় ।

বন্ধু দেখি’ বন্ধু যেন ‘ভেট’ লঞা যায় ॥ ২০১ ॥

phula-phala bhari’ ḍāla paḍe prabhu-pāya

bandhu dekhi’ bandhu yena ‘bheṭa’ lañā yāya

Translation

The tree branches and creepers, overloaded with fruits and flowers, fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord and greeted Him with various presentations as if they were friends.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Fruits and Flowers Offered in Friendship

1
The tree branches and creepers were overloaded with fruits and flowers.
2
They fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord.
3
They greeted Him with various presentations as if they were friends.

How it feels

Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.

The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

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

Prakāśānanda made various accusations against the Lord. The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa was very sorry about this, and he brought the news to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, inquiring from Him why the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs did not utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

phula-phala bhari’loaded with fruits and flowers
ḍālathe branches
paḍefall down
prabhu-pāyaat the lotus feet of the Lord
bandhu dekhi’seeing one friend
bandhuanother friend
yenaas if
bheṭaa presentation
lañātaking
yāyagoes

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branches”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the phrase “as if they were friends” deepen your sense of this greeting?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering the fruits and flowers presented at the Lord’s lotus feet.

Live this todayFruits and Flowers Offered in FriendshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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