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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Madhya 21.107Madhya 21.109

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.108

নিজ-সম সখা-সঙ্গে,     গোগণ-চারণ রঙ্গে,

বৃন্দাবনে স্বচ্ছন্দ বিহার ।

যাঁর বেণু-ধ্বনি শুনি’,     স্থাবর-জঙ্গম প্রাণী,

পুলক, কম্প, অশ্রু বহে ধার ॥ ১০৮ ॥

nija-sama sakhā-saṅge, go-gaṇa-cāraṇa raṅge,

vṛndāvane svacchanda vihāra

yāṅra veṇu-dhvani śuni’, sthāvara-jaṅgama prāṇī,

pulaka, kampa, aśru vahe dhāra

Translation

“When Lord Kṛṣṇa wanders in the forest of Vṛndāvana with His friends on an equal level, there are innumerable cows grazing. This is another of the Lord’s blissful enjoyments. When He plays on His flute, all living entities — including trees, plants, animals and human beings — tremble and are saturated with jubilation. Tears flow constantly from their eyes.

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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 Flute Fills All with Jubilation

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa wanders in the forest of Vṛndāvana with His friends on an equal level.

  2. 2

    Innumerable cows graze there, and this is another of the Lord’s blissful enjoyments.

  3. 3

    When He plays His flute, trees, plants, animals and human beings tremble with jubilation. Tears flow constantly from their eyes.

How it feels

Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 21 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nija-samaequal to Himself
  2. sakhā-saṅgewith the friends
  3. go-gaṇaan unlimited number of cows
  4. cāraṇatending
  5. raṅgesuch pastimes
  6. vṛndāvanein Vṛndāvana
  7. svacchandaspontaneous
  8. vihārablissful enjoyment
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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

What touches you about the joy that Kṛṣṇa’s flute brings to all living entities?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute recalling the scene of Kṛṣṇa, His friends, the grazing cows and the joyful response to His flute.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Flute Fills All with JubilationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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