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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.77
নিকটে যমুনা বহে শীতল সমীর ।
বৃন্দাবন-শোভা দেখে যমুনার নীর ॥ ৭৭ ॥
nikaṭe yamunā vahe śītala samīra
vṛndāvana-śobhā dekhe yamunāra nīra
Since the river Yamunā flowed near Teṅtulī-talā, a very cool breeze blew there. While there, the Lord saw the beauty of Vṛndāvana and the water of the river Yamunā.
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The river Yamunā flowed near Teṅtulī-talā.
Because the river was nearby, a very cool breeze blew there.
The Lord saw the beauty of Vṛndāvana and the water of the river Yamunā.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Seeing a great crowd in Mathurā, He moved His residence near Akrūra-ghāṭa, and from there He went every day to Vṛndāvana to see Kālīya-hrada, Dvādaśāditya-ghāṭa, Keśī-ghāṭa, Rāsa-sthalī, Cīra-ghāṭa and Āmli-talā. At Kālīya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman for Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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”, “yamunā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail helps you appreciate the beauty described here?
Spend a quiet minute recalling the Yamunā, the cool breeze and the beauty of Vṛndāvana described in this verse.
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