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  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
Madhya 18.24Madhya 18.26

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.25

অনারুরুক্ষবে শৈলং স্বস্মৈ ভক্তাভিমানিনে ।

অবরুহ্য গিরেঃ কৃষ্ণো গৌরায় স্বমদর্শয়ৎ ॥ ২৫ ॥

anārurukṣave śailaṁ

svasmai bhaktābhimānine

avaruhya gireḥ kṛṣṇo

gaurāya svam adarśayat

Translation

Coming down from Govardhana Hill, Lord Gopāla granted an interview to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was unwilling to climb the hill, thinking Himself a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Gopāla Comes Down to Meet His Devotee

  1. 1

    Lord Gopāla came down from Govardhana Hill.

  2. 2

    He granted an interview to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was unwilling to climb the hill, thinking Himself a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no desire to climb Govardhana Hill because the hill is worshiped as Kṛṣṇa. The Gopāla Deity could understand the mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; therefore on the plea of being attacked by Muslims, Gopāla transferred Himself to the village of Gāṅṭhuli-grāma.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. anārurukṣavewho was unwilling to climb up
  2. śailamthe mountain
  3. svasmaiunto Himself
  4. bhakta-abhimānineconsidering Himself a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. avaruhyagetting down
  6. gireḥfrom the hill
  7. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  8. gaurāyaunto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. svamHimself
  10. adarśayatshowed
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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: “govardhana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s attitude teach you about approaching Kṛṣṇa as a devotee?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s humble attitude as a devotee.

Live this todayGopāla Comes Down to Meet His DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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