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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Madhya 21.121 Madhya 21.123

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.122

কৃষ্ণ দেখি’ নানা জন, কৈল নিমিষে নিন্দন,

ব্রজে বিধি নিন্দে গোপীগণ ।

সেই সব শ্লোক পড়ি’, মহাপ্রভু অর্থ করি’,

সুখে মাধুর্য করে আস্বাদন ॥ ১২২ ॥

kṛṣṇa dekhi’ nānā jana, kaila nimiṣe nindana,

vraje vidhi ninde gopī-gaṇa

sei saba śloka paḍi’, mahāprabhu artha kari’,

sukhe mādhurya kare āsvādana

Translation

“After seeing Kṛṣṇa, various people criticize the blinking of their eyes. In Vṛndāvana especially, all the gopīs criticize Lord Brahmā because of this defect in the eyes.” Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited some verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and explained them vividly, thus enjoying the taste of transcendental sweetness with great happiness.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Longing to See Kṛṣṇa Without Interruption

1
After seeing Kṛṣṇa, people criticize the blinking of their eyes because it interrupts their sight of Him.
2
In Vṛndāvana especially, all the gopīs criticize Lord Brahmā for this defect in the eyes.
3
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recites and vividly explains verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, happily tasting transcendental sweetness.

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

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.

kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
dekhi’seeing
nānā janavarious persons
kailadid
nimiṣedue to the blinking of the eyes
nindanablaming
vrajein Vṛndāvana
vidhiLord Brahmā

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”, “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the gopīs’ complaint reveal about their desire to see Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read this translation slowly today, pausing to consider the longing to see Kṛṣṇa without interruption.

Live this todayLonging to See Kṛṣṇa Without InterruptionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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