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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 9.278Madhya 9.280

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.279

ত্রিতকূপে বিশালার করি’ দরশন ।

পঞ্চাপ্সরা-তীর্থে আইলা শচীর নন্দন ॥ ২৭৯ ॥

tritakūpe viśālāra kari’ daraśana

pañcāpsarā-tīrthe āilā śacīra nandana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of mother Śacī, next went to Tritakūpa, and after seeing the Viśālā Deity there, He went to the holy place known as Pañcāpsarā-tīrtha.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Attachment to Position Brings Anxiety

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Tritakūpa, saw the Viśālā Deity, and then went to Pañcāpsarā-tīrtha.

  2. 2

    The purport describes five beautiful Apsarās whom Indra sent to disturb the severe austerity of Acyuta Ṛṣi.

  3. 3

    Indra feared losing his elevated position whenever someone performed severe austerities. He sent dancing girls to distract such saints, and even Viśvāmitra Muni fell victim to his plan.

Key points from the purport
  • The Apsarās, denizens of the heavenly planets, are generally known as dancing girls.
  • Whenever Indra discovered someone undergoing severe austerities, he would begin to fear for his post.
  • Thus as soon as he would see a saint undergoing severe austerities, he would send dancing girls to distract him.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

The Lord next visited Phalgu-tīrtha, Tritakūpa, Pañcāpsarā, Sūrpāraka and Kolāpura. At Pāṇḍarapura the Lord received news from Śrī Raṅga Purī that Śaṅkarāraṇya (Viśvarūpa) had disappeared there.
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. tritakūpeto Tritakūpa
  2. viśālāraof the Deity named Viśālā
  3. kari’doing
  4. daraśanavisiting
  5. pañca-apsarā-tīrtheto Pañcāpsarā-tīrtha
  6. āilācame
  7. śacīra nandanathe son of mother Śacī
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does fear of losing my position make me want to hinder someone else?

Practice

Notice one anxiety about your position today, and refrain from acting against another person because of it.

Live this todayAttachment to Position Brings AnxietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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