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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 18.89 Madhya 18.91

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.90

প্রাতে প্ৰভু-সঙ্গে আইলা জলপাত্র লঞা ।

প্ৰভু-সঙ্গে রহে গৃহ-স্ত্রী-পুত্র ছাড়িয়া ॥ ৯০ ॥

prāte prabhu-saṅge āilā jala-pātra lañā

prabhu-saṅge rahe gṛha-strī-putra chāḍiyā

Translation

The next morning, Kṛṣṇadāsa went with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Vṛndāvana and carried His waterpot. Kṛṣṇadāsa thus left his wife, home and children in order to remain with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remaining With the Lord Through Simple Service

1
The next morning, Kṛṣṇadāsa went with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Vṛndāvana.
2
Kṛṣṇadāsa carried His waterpot, serving Him in a simple, practical way.
3
He left his wife, home and children in order to remain with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

prātein the morning
prabhu-saṅgewith Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
āilācame
jala-pātra lañācarrying a waterpot
prabhu-saṅge raheremains with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
gṛhahome
strīwife
putrachildren
chāḍiyāleaving aside

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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serving”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does carrying the waterpot help you appreciate Kṛṣṇadāsa’s desire to serve the Lord?

Practice

Offer someone a glass of water today, reflecting on Kṛṣṇadāsa’s simple service.

Live this todayRemaining With the Lord Through Simple ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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