1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.100

তবে মহাপ্রভু সব ভক্তে বিদায় দিলা ।

হর্ষ-বিষাদে প্রভু বিশ্রাম করিলা ॥ ১০০ ॥

tabe mahāprabhu saba bhakte vidāya dilā

harṣa-viṣāde prabhu viśrāma karilā

Translation

Thereafter, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to all the devotees, and He Himself, with mixed feelings of happiness and distress, took rest.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Happiness and Distress Together

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to all the devotees.

  2. 2

    He then took rest with mixed feelings of happiness and distress.

  3. 3

    The account of Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s passing includes both joyful glorification and the Lord’s distress.

How it feels

Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.

The mood of Antya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasādam of Jagannātha from shopkeepers and distributed prasādam to the assembled devotees.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. saba bhakteto all the devotees
  4. vidāya dilābade farewell
  5. harṣa-viṣādein mixed happiness and distress
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. viśrāma karilātook His rest
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do these mixed feelings help me appreciate about the Lord’s affection for His devotees?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on the happiness and distress described here, without overlooking either.

Live this todayHappiness and Distress TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 11.100? Get an answer from the verses themselves.