1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.26
পালে-পালে ব্যাঘ্র, হস্তী, গণ্ডার, শূকরগণ ।
তার মধ্যে আবেশে প্রভু করিলা গমন ॥ ২৬ ॥
pāle-pāle vyāghra, hastī, gaṇḍāra, śūkara-gaṇa
tāra madhye āveśe prabhu karilā gamana
When the Lord passed through the jungle in great ecstasy, packs of tigers, elephants, rhinoceros and boars came, and the Lord passed right through them.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord passed through the jungle in great ecstasy.
Packs of tigers, elephants, rhinoceros and boars came.
The Lord passed right through them.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
North of Kaṭaka, He penetrated a dense forest and came upon many tigers and elephants, whom He engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s great ecstasy as He passed among these animals?
Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the Lord passing through the animals in great ecstasy.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 17.26? Get an answer from the verses themselves.