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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 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.14

কুণ্ডের মৃত্তিকা লঞা তিলক করিল ।

ভট্টাচার্য-দ্বারা মৃত্তিকা সঙ্গে করি’ লৈল ॥ ১৪ ॥

kuṇḍera mṛttikā lañā tilaka karila

bhaṭṭācārya-dvārā mṛttikā saṅge kari’ laila

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then marked His body with tilaka made from the mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, and with the help of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, He collected some of the mud and took it with Him.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Carrying the Mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu marked His body with tilaka.

  2. 2

    The tilaka was made from the mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍa.

  3. 3

    With Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya's help, He collected some of the mud and took it with Him.

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

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

In the village of Āriṭ-grāma, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discovered the transcendental lakes known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa. He then saw the Deity Harideva at Govardhana Village.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kuṇḍeraof the lake
  2. mṛttikāearth
  3. lañātaking
  4. tilaka karilaformed tilaka
  5. bhaṭṭācārya-dvārāwith the help of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. mṛttikāearth
  7. saṅgealong
  8. kari’making
  9. lailatook
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhā-kuṇḍa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the care Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took with the mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍa?

Practice

Reread the translation and note the two ways Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used the mud.

Live this todayCarrying the Mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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