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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.235
অভক্ত–উষ্ট্রের ইথে না হয় প্রবেশ ।
তবে চিত্তে হয় মোর আনন্দ–বিশেষ ॥ ২৩৫ ॥
abhakta-uṣṭrera ithe nā haya praveśa
tabe citte haya mora ānanda-viśeṣa
The camellike nondevotees cannot enter into these topics. Therefore there is special jubilation in my heart.
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The author describes the nondevotees here as camellike.
Such nondevotees cannot enter into these topics.
Their inability to enter brings special jubilation to the author’s heart.
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:
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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Am I seeking to enter these topics with a devotional heart?
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