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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 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.113Madhya 9.115

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.114

কস্যানুভাবোঽস্য ন দেব বিদ্মহে, তবাঙ্ঘ্র রেণুস্পরশাধিকারঃ

যদ্বাঞ্ছয়া শ্রীর্ললনাচরত্তপো, বিহায় কামান্ সুচিরং ধৃতব্রতা ॥ ১১৪ ॥

kasyānubhāvo ’sya na deva vidmahe

tavāṅghri-reṇu-sparaśādhikāraḥ

yad-vāñchayā śrīr lalanācarat tapo

vihāya kāmān su-ciraṁ dhṛta-vratā

Translation

Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “ ‘O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and observing austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya got such an opportunity.’”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Wonder at the Lord’s Favor to Kāliya

  1. 1

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu quoted the words spoken by the wives of the Kāliya serpent.

  2. 2

    They wondered how Kāliya had received the opportunity to be touched by the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet.

  3. 3

    Even the goddess of fortune sought this opportunity through centuries of austerities, giving up all other desires and observing austere vows.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36) was spoken by the wives of the Kāliya serpent.

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 9.114 quotesSB 10.16.36

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36) was spoken by the wives of the Kāliya serpent.

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

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kasyaof what
  2. anubhāvaḥa result
  3. asyaof the serpent (Kāliya)
  4. nanot
  5. devaO Lord
  6. vidmahewe know
  7. tava aṅghriof Your lotus feet
  8. reṇuof the dust
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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 stands out to you about the wives’ wonder at the favor Kāliya received?

Practice

Reread the prayer slowly and pause to reflect on the opportunity to receive the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet.

Live this todayWonder at the Lord’s Favor to KāliyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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