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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 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 17.37Madhya 17.39

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.38

দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর ‘বৃন্দাবন’-স্মৃতি হৈল ।

বৃন্দাবন-গুণ-বর্ণন শ্লোক পড়িল ॥ ৩৮ ॥

dekhi’ mahāprabhura ‘vṛndāvana’-smṛti haila

vṛndāvana-guṇa-varṇana śloka paḍila

Translation

Seeing the tigers and deer following Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately remembered the land of Vṛndāvana. He then began to recite a verse describing the transcendental quality of Vṛndāvana.

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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 Following Animals Awaken Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the tigers and deer following Him.

  2. 2

    Seeing them, He immediately remembered the land of Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    He began to recite a verse describing Vṛndāvana’s transcendental quality.

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

Further reading

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dekhi’seeing
  2. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. vṛndāvanaof the holy land of Vṛndāvana
  4. smṛti hailathere was remembrance
  5. vṛndāvanaof Śrī Vṛndāvana
  6. guṇaof the qualities
  7. varṇanadescription
  8. ślokaverse
  9. paḍilarecited
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What connection does the Lord’s remembrance reveal between this scene and Vṛndāvana?

Practice

Read this translation once today, then briefly reflect on the Lord’s immediate remembrance of Vṛndāvana.

Live this todayThe Following Animals Awaken Remembrance of VṛndāvanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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