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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.107
শেষলীলায় প্রভুর কৃষ্ণবিরহ–উন্মাদ ।
ভ্রমময় চেষ্টা, আর প্রলাপময় বাদ ॥ ১০৭ ॥
śeṣa-līlāya prabhura kṛṣṇa-viraha-unmāda
bhrama-maya ceṣṭā, āra pralāpa-maya vāda
In the final portion of His pastimes, Lord Caitanya was obsessed with the madness of separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa. He acted in erroneous ways and talked deliriously.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Caitanya exhibited the highest stage of a devotee’s feelings in separation from the Lord. His exhibition was sublime because those feelings were completely perfect.
Materialistic scholars sometimes mistake His condition for disease or madness. Material sense gratification prevents them from understanding the feelings of the devotees and the Lord.
The Lord is understood by following the principles laid down by the Gosvāmīs, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara. The ideas of the gaurāṅga-nāgarīs are mental concoctions, not authorized teachings.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The third reason that Lord Caitanya appeared was to enjoy the bliss tasted by Rādhārāṇī. The Lord thought that undoubtedly Rādhārāṇī enjoyed His company and He enjoyed the company of Rādhārāṇī, but the exchange of transcendental mellow between the spiritual couple was more pleasing to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī than to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “separation”, “madness”
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