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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 21.71Madhya 21.73

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.72

পাদপীট-মুকুটাগ্র-সংঘট্টে উঠে ধ্বনি ।

পাদপীঠে স্তুতি করে মুকুট হেন জানি’ ॥ ৭২ ॥

pāda-pīṭa-mukuṭāgra-saṅghaṭṭe uṭhe dhvani

pāda-pīṭhe stuti kare mukuṭa hena jāni’

Translation

“When all the helmets struck together at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, there was a tumultuous sound. It appeared that the helmets themselves were offering prayers unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

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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.

Even the Helmets Seem to Pray

  1. 1

    All the helmets strike together at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    Their striking produces a tumultuous sound.

  3. 3

    It appears that the helmets themselves are offering prayers unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

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.
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. pāda-pīṭaat Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet
  2. mukuṭa-agraof the tops of the helmets
  3. saṅghaṭṭein the crowding together
  4. uṭhe dhvanithere arose a sound
  5. pāda-pīṭhe stutioffering prayers unto the lotus feet
  6. karedo
  7. mukuṭathe helmets
  8. hena jāni’appearing as such
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What impression does the image of the helmets seeming to offer prayers leave with you?

Practice

Offer one brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa while remembering the helmets at His lotus feet.

Live this todayEven the Helmets Seem to PrayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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