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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 9.129 Madhya 9.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.130

‘ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন’ বলি’ তাঁরে জানে ব্রজজন ।

ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানে নাহি কোন সম্বন্ধ-মানন ॥ ১৩০ ॥

‘vrajendra-nandana’ bali’ tāṅre jāne vraja-jana

aiśvarya-jñāne nāhi kona sambandha-mānana

Translation

“The inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi know Kṛṣṇa as the son of Mahārāja Nanda, the King of Vrajabhūmi, and they consider that they can have no relationship with the Lord in the rasa of opulence.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Knowing Kṛṣṇa as the Son of Nanda

1
The inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi know Kṛṣṇa as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.
2
Mahārāja Nanda is the King of Vrajabhūmi.
3
They consider that they can have no relationship with the Lord in the rasa of opulence.

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

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

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

Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha. He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

vrajendra-nandanathe son of Nanda Mahārāja, the King of Vrajabhūmi
bali’as
tāṅreHim
jāneknow
vraja-janathe inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi
aiśvarya-jñānein opulence
nāhithere is not
konaany
sambandharelationship
mānanaregarding

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rasa”, “relationship”
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: “vrajabhūmi”, “nanda”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about knowing the Lord as the son of Mahārāja Nanda?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on how the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi know Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayKnowing Kṛṣṇa as the Son of NandaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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