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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 4.118Ādi 4.121

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 4.119-120

এই মত পূর্বে কৃষ্ণ রসের সদন ।

যদ্যপি করিল রস–নির্যাস–চর্বণ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

তথাপি নহিল তিন বাঞ্ছিত পূরণ ।

তাহা আস্বাদিতে যদি করিল যতন ॥ ১২০ ॥

ei mata pūrve kṛṣṇa rasera sadana

yadyapi karila rasa-niryāsa-carvaṇa

Translation

Even though Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of all mellows, had previously in this way chewed the essence of the mellows of love, still He was unable to fulfill three desires, although He made efforts to taste them.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Three Desires Remained Unfulfilled

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is the abode of all mellows.

  2. 2

    He had already tasted the essence of the mellows of love.

  3. 3

    Still, three desires remained unfulfilled, although He made efforts to taste them.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Lord Caitanya appeared in order to fulfill these confidential desires, and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu. These were secondary reasons.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei matalike this
  2. pūrvepreviously
  3. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. raseraof mellows
  5. sadanathe reservoir
  6. yadyapieven though
  7. kariladid
  8. rasaof the mellows
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

  • 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: “mellows”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about three desires remaining unfulfilled despite Kṛṣṇa’s tasting the essence of love?

Practice

Read the translation and note both what Kṛṣṇa had tasted and what remained unfulfilled.

Live this todayThree Desires Remained UnfulfilledThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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