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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Madhya 21.111Madhya 21.113

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.112

গোপ্যস্তপঃ কিমচরন্‌ যদমুষ্য রূপং

লাবণ্যসারমসমোর্ধ্বমনন্যসিদ্ধম্‌ ।

দৃগ্‌ভিঃ পিবন্ত্যনুসবাভিনবং দুরাপ-

মেকান্তধাম যশসঃ শ্রিয় ঐশ্বরস্য ॥ ১১২ ॥

gopyas tapaḥ kim acaran yad amuṣya rūpaṁ

lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham

dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam

ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya

Translation

“ ‘What austerities must the gopīs have performed? With their eyes they always drink the nectar of the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed. That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and unique.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Loveliness Is Unequaled and Ever Fresh

  1. 1

    The women of Mathurā spoke this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam when they saw Kṛṣṇa in the wrestling arena.

  2. 2

    They wondered what austerities the gopīs must have performed, since their eyes always drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s form.

  3. 3

    His form is the essence of loveliness, never equaled or surpassed, and the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and unique.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.44.14) was spoken by the women of Mathurā when they saw Kṛṣṇa in the wrestling arena.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 21.112 quotesSB 10.44.14

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.44.14) was spoken by the women of Mathurā when they saw Kṛṣṇa in the wrestling arena.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty. Throughout the rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship ( sambandha ) with Kṛṣṇa is described.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gopyaḥthe gopīs
  2. tapaḥausterities
  3. kimwhat
  4. acaranperformed
  5. yatfrom which
  6. amuṣyaof such a one (Lord Kṛṣṇa)
  7. rūpamthe form
  8. lāvaṇya-sāramthe essence of loveliness
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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: “gopīs”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “loveliness”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which description of Kṛṣṇa’s loveliness most invites your attention today?

Practice

Choose one phrase describing Kṛṣṇa’s form, such as “ever fresh,” and reflect on it quietly for one minute.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Loveliness Is Unequaled and Ever FreshThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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