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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.39
যত্র নৈসর্গদুর্বৈরাঃ সহাসন্ নৃ-মৃগাদয়ঃ ।
মিত্রাণীবাজিতাবাস-দ্রুত-রুট্-তর্ষণাদিকম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥
yatra naisarga-durvairāḥ
sahāsan nṛ-mṛgādayaḥ
mitrāṇīvājitāvāsa-
druta-ruṭ-tarṣaṇādikam
“ ‘Vṛndāvana is the transcendental abode of the Lord. There is no hunger, anger or thirst there. Though naturally inimical, human beings and fierce animals live together there in transcendental friendship.’”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vṛndāvana is the transcendental abode of the Lord, where there is no hunger, anger or thirst.
Though naturally inimical, human beings and fierce animals live together there in transcendental friendship.
After hiding the cowherd boys and calves, Lord Brahmā returned and saw Kṛṣṇa still undisturbed with His cowherd boyfriends and animals. Brahmā appreciated the transcendental opulence of Vṛndāvana.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 17.39 quotesSB 10.13.60
This is a statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.13.60).
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
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:
Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack). 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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”, “cowherd”
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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the friendship described here deepen your appreciation of Vṛndāvana?
Write down one quality of Vṛndāvana described in this verse and spend a minute appreciating it.
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