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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.151
কোটি নেত্র নাহি দিল, সবে দিল দুই ।
তাহাতে নিমেষ,—কৃষ্ণ কি দেখিব মুঞি ॥ ১৫১ ॥
koṭi netra nāhi dila, sabe dila dui
tāhāte nimeṣa, — kṛṣṇa ki dekhiba muñi
He has not given millions of eyes to see the beauty of Kṛṣṇa. He has given only two eyes, and even those eyes blink. How then shall I see the lovely face of Kṛṣṇa?
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The speaker longs for millions of eyes to see Kṛṣṇa’s beauty.
Instead, only two eyes have been given, and even those eyes blink.
The speaker asks how, with these limitations, Kṛṣṇa’s lovely face can be seen.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇa is the transcendental male, and Rādhārāṇī is the transcendental female. Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Kṛṣṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.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.
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In this verse: “lovely”
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What does the wish for millions of eyes reveal about the longing to see Kṛṣṇa?
Read the final question aloud and pause to consider the longing expressed in it.
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