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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 17.73Madhya 17.75

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.74

সনাতন-মুখে কৃষ্ণ আমা শিখাইলা ।

তাহা বিঘ্ন করি’ বনপথে লঞা আইলা ॥ ৭৪ ॥

sanātana-mukhe kṛṣṇa āmā śikhāilā

tāhā vighna kari’ vana-pathe lañā āilā

Translation

“In this way I was going to Vṛndāvana with a big crowd, but through the mouth of Sanātana, Kṛṣṇa taught Me a lesson. Thus by making some impediment, He has brought Me to Vṛndāvana on the path through the forest.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Guidance Through an Impediment

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana with a large crowd.

  2. 2

    He said that Kṛṣṇa taught Him a lesson through the mouth of Sanātana.

  3. 3

    He understood that Kṛṣṇa had made an impediment and thereby brought Him to Vṛndāvana along the forest path.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sanātana-mukhefrom the mouth of Sanātana
  2. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  3. āmāunto Me
  4. śikhāilāgave instructions
  5. tāhāthat
  6. vighna kari’making a hindrance
  7. vana-patheon the path through the forest
  8. lañātaking
  9. āilācame
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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

How might this account help you reflect on a change in your own plans?

Practice

Reflect on one interrupted plan today and write down what you might learn from it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Guidance Through an ImpedimentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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