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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 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
Madhya 8.224Madhya 8.226

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.225

‘সমদৃশঃ’-শব্দে কহে ‘সেই ভাবে অনুগতি’ ।

‘সমাঃ’-শব্দে কহে শ্রুতির গোপীদেহ-প্রাপ্তি ॥ ২২৫ ॥

‘sama-dṛśaḥ’-śabde kahe ‘sei bhāve anugati’

‘samāḥ’-śabde kahe śrutira gopī-deha-prāpti

Translation

“The word ‘sama-dṛśaḥ,’ mentioned in the fourth line of the previous verse, means ‘following the mood of the gopīs.’ The word ‘samāḥ’ means ‘the śrutis’ attainment of bodies like those of the gopīs.’

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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.

Following the Gopīs’ Mood

  1. 1

    The word ‘sama-dṛśaḥ’ means following the mood of the gopīs.

  2. 2

    The word ‘samāḥ’ refers to the śrutis’ attainment of bodies like those of the gopīs.

  3. 3

    These explanations distinguish following the gopīs’ mood from the attainment of bodies like theirs.

How it feels

Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya then recited a verse of his own concerning the platform of ecstatic vision, technically called prema-vilāsa-vivarta. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vṛndāvana, especially by the mercy of the gopīs.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sama-dṛśaḥ śabdeby the word sama-dṛśaḥ
  2. kaheit says
  3. seithat
  4. bhāvein the emotion
  5. anugatifollowing
  6. samāḥ śabdeby the word samāḥ
  7. kaheit says
  8. śrutiraof the persons known as the śrutis
  9. gopī-dehathe bodies of gopīs
  10. prāptiattainment
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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: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do these two word meanings clarify the śrutis’ path and attainment?

Practice

Write down ‘sama-dṛśaḥ’ and ‘samāḥ’ with their meanings, then review them once today.

Live this todayFollowing the Gopīs’ MoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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