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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Madhya 21.129 Madhya 21.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.130

এই চান্দের বড় নাট, পসারি’ চান্দের হাট,

বিনিমূলে বিলায় নিজামৃত ।

কাহোঁ স্মিত-জ্যোত্স্নামৃতে, কাঁহারে অধরামৃতে,

সব লোক করে আপ্যায়িত ॥ ১৩০ ॥

ei cāndera baḍa nāṭa, pasāri’ cāndera hāṭa,

vinimūle vilāya nijāmṛta

kāhoṅ smita-jyotsnāmṛte, kāṅhāre adharāmṛte,

saba loka kare āpyāyita

Translation

“The dancing features of His face surpass all other full moons and expand the marketplace of full moons. Although priceless, the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s face is distributed to everyone. Some purchase the moonrays of His sweet smiles, and others purchase the nectar of His lips. Thus He pleases everyone.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Priceless Sweetness Pleases Everyone

1
The dancing features of Kṛṣṇa’s face surpass all other full moons and expand the marketplace of full moons.
2
Although the nectar of His face is priceless, it is distributed to everyone.
3
Some purchase the moonrays of His sweet smiles, while others purchase the nectar of His lips. In this way, He pleases everyone.

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:

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ei cānderaof this moon of the face
baḍabig
nāṭadancing
pasāri’expanding
cāndera hāṭathe marketplace of full moons
vinimūlewithout a price
vilāyadistributes
nija-amṛtaits personal nectar

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributed”, “to everyone”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about priceless sweetness being distributed to everyone?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s sweet smile.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Priceless Sweetness Pleases EveryoneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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