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  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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.85Madhya 4.87

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.86

দেখিয়া পুরীর প্রভাব লোকে চমৎকার ।

পূর্ব অন্নকূট যেন হৈল সাক্ষাৎকার ॥ ৮৬ ॥

dekhiyā purīra prabhāva loke camatkāra

pūrva annakūṭa yena haila sākṣātkāra

Translation

Seeing the influence of Mādhavendra Purī, all the people gathered there were struck with wonder. They saw that the Annakūṭa ceremony, which had been performed before during the time of Kṛṣṇa, was now taking place again by the mercy of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Annakūṭa Celebrated Again by Mercy

  1. 1

    The people were amazed by Mādhavendra Purī’s influence. By his mercy, the Annakūṭa ceremony from Kṛṣṇa’s time was taking place again.

  2. 2

    Following Kṛṣṇa’s advice, the cowherd men of Vṛndāvana gave up their planned worship of King Indra. Instead, they worshiped the cows, brāhmaṇas and Govardhana Hill.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself and declared, “I am Govardhana Hill.” He accepted all the paraphernalia and food offered to the hill.

Key points from the purport
  • Formerly, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga, all the cowherd men of Vṛndāvana had arranged to worship King Indra, but they gave this worship up, following the advice of Kṛṣṇa.
  • Instead, they performed a ceremony whereby they worshiped the cows, brāhmaṇas and Govardhana Hill.
  • At that time Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself and declared, “I am Govardhana Hill.”

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 4.86 quotesSB 10.24.26

It is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.24.26, 31-33):

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

Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.

The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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

Gopāla was worshiped, and the Annakūṭa festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many people from the neighboring villages came to join.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dekhiyāby seeing
  2. purīraof Mādhavendra Purī
  3. prabhāvathe influence
  4. lokeall the people
  5. camatkārastruck with wonder
  6. pūrvaformerly
  7. anna-kūṭathe Annakūṭa ceremony during the time of Kṛṣṇa
  8. yenaas if
  9. hailabecame
  10. sākṣātkāradirectly manifest
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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: “vṛndāvana”, “govardhana”, “cowherd”

  • 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: “gathered”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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 stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa personally accepting the offerings to Govardhana Hill?

Practice

Reread Kṛṣṇa’s declaration today and reflect briefly on His acceptance of the offerings.

Live this todayAnnakūṭa Celebrated Again by MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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