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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.4
অতঃপর মহাপ্রভুর বিষণ্ণ-অন্তর ।
কৃষ্ণের বিয়োগ-দশা স্ফুরে নিরন্তর ॥ ৪ ॥
ataḥpara mahāprabhura viṣaṇṇa-antara
kṛṣṇera viyoga-daśā sphure nirantara
The mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was always morose because of a continuously manifested feeling of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continuously felt separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Because of this separation, His mind was always morose.
His cries in the following verse express this longing for Kṛṣṇa, whom He calls His life and soul.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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:
This chapter discusses the transformations of ecstatic love that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited day and night. The devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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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”, “longing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing the cause of His sorrow help you read this description thoughtfully?
Spend one minute reflecting on the verse’s description of His constant longing for Kṛṣṇa.
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