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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.129Madhya 25.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.130

গায়ন্ত উচ্চৈরমুমেব সংহতাঃ

বিচিক্যুরুন্মত্তকবদ্বনাদ্বনম্‌ ।

পপ্রচ্ছুরাকাশবদন্তরং বহি-

র্ভূতেষু সন্তং পুরুষং বনস্পতীন্‌ ॥ ১৩০ ॥

gāyanta uccair amum eva saṁhatāḥ

vicikyur unmattaka-vad vanād vanam

papracchur ākāśa-vad antaraṁ bahir

bhūteṣu santaṁ puruṣaṁ vanaspatīn

Translation

“ ‘All the gopīs assembled to chant the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa very loudly, and they began to wander from one forest to another like madwomen. They began to inquire about the Lord, who is situated in all living entities, internally and externally. Indeed, they even asked all the plants and vegetables about Him, the Supreme Person.’”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Gopīs’ Absorption in Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The gopīs assembled to chant Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities very loudly and wandered from one forest to another seeking Him.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa’s sudden departure from the rāsa dance left them deeply saddened. Fully absorbed in thoughts of Him, they imitated His different postures and pastimes.

  3. 3

    They even asked the plants and vegetables about Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Person, who is situated internally and externally in all living entities.

Key points from the purport
  • The gopīs almost went mad due to Kṛṣṇa’s suddenly leaving the rāsa dance.
  • Because the gopīs were fully absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, they were imitating His different postures and pastimes.
  • They became very much saddened because of His absence, and this incident is explained by Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

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 25.130 quotesSB 10.30.4

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.30.4).

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

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gāyantaḥcontinuously singing
  2. uccaiḥvery loudly
  3. amumthat one (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
  4. evacertainly
  5. saṁhatāḥbeing assembled together
  6. vicikyuḥsearched
  7. unmattaka-vatlike those who have become mad
  8. vanātfrom one forest
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chant”

  • 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: “assembled”

  • 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”

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

What does the gopīs’ search reveal to you about their absorption in Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a minute speaking aloud about one of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities mentioned in this verse, such as His presence in all living entities.

Live this todayThe Gopīs’ Absorption in KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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