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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 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
Madhya 5.13Madhya 5.15

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.14

কেশীতীর্থ, কালীয়-হ্রদাদিকে কৈল স্নান ।

শ্রীগোপাল দেখি’ তাহাঁ করিলা বিশ্রাম ॥ ১৪ ॥

keśī-tīrtha, kālīya-hradādike kaila snāna

śrī-gopāla dekhi’ tāhāṅ karilā viśrāma

Translation

After taking baths at different bathing places along the river Yamunā, such as Keśī-ghāṭa and Kāliya-ghāṭa, the pilgrims visited the temple of Gopāla. Afterwards, they took rest in that temple.

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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.

Bathing, Visiting Gopāla, and Taking Rest

  1. 1

    The pilgrims bathed at different bathing places along the Yamunā.

  2. 2

    These places included Keśī-ghāṭa and Kāliya-ghāṭa.

  3. 3

    After bathing, they visited Gopāla’s temple. Afterwards, they rested there.

How it feels

Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.

The mood of Madhya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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

After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana. The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. keśī-tīrthathe bathing place on the bank of the Yamunā known as Keśī-ghāṭa
  2. kālīya-hradathe bathing place on the bank of the Yamunā known as Kāliya-ghāṭa
  3. ādikein such different bathing places
  4. kailadid
  5. snānabathing
  6. śrī-gopāla dekhi’by visiting the temple of Gopāla
  7. tāhāṅthere
  8. karilātook
  9. viśrāmarest
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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: “yamunā”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the sequence of the pilgrims’ activities?

Practice

Recall the three activities in order: bathing along the Yamunā, visiting Gopāla’s temple, and resting there.

Live this todayBathing, Visiting Gopāla, and Taking RestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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