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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.64

এইমত মাস দুই রহিলা বৃন্দাবনে ।

চৈতন্যবিরহ-দুঃখ না যায় সহনে ॥ ৬৪ ॥

ei-mata māsa dui rahilā vṛndāvane

caitanya-viraha-duḥkha nā yāya sahane

Translation

They passed two months in Vṛndāvana in this way. Finally they could no longer tolerate the unhappiness of separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Separation Becomes Unbearable

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Sanātana Gosvāmī spend two months in Vṛndāvana in this way.

  2. 2

    Their time together includes sharing prasādam and expressing their sorrow in separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Finally, they can no longer tolerate the unhappiness of separation from Him.

How it feels

Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.

The mood of Antya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

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

With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. māsamonths
  3. duitwo
  4. rahilāremained
  5. vṛndāvanein Vṛndāvana
  6. caitanya-virahaof separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. duḥkhaunhappiness
  8. nā yāya sahanecould not tolerate
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does their unhappiness, even while together in Vṛndāvana, show about their attachment to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Write one sentence about what their longing teaches you about love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todaySeparation Becomes UnbearableThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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