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 14.112

এত বলি’ মহাপ্রভু করেন ক্রন্দন ।

তাঁর দশা দেখি’ বৈষ্ণব করেন রোদন ॥ ১১২ ॥

eta bali’ mahāprabhu karena krandana

tāṅra daśā dekhi’ vaiṣṇava karena rodana

Translation

Saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to weep. When all the Vaiṣṇavas saw the Lord’s condition, they also wept.

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.

The Vaiṣṇavas Share the Lord’s Sorrow

  1. 1

    After speaking of His pain, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to weep.

  2. 2

    All the Vaiṣṇavas saw the Lord’s condition.

  3. 3

    They also wept, responding to the sorrow they witnessed.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

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

Once Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook a sand dune known as Caṭaka-parvata for Govardhana Hill. As He ran toward it, He became stunned, and then the eight ecstatic transformations appeared in His body due to great love for Kṛṣṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’saying this
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. karena krandanabegan to cry
  4. tāṅra daśāHis state
  5. dekhi’seeing
  6. vaiṣṇavathe Vaiṣṇavas
  7. karena rodanabegan to cry
3

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: “wept”

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 can you learn from the Vaiṣṇavas’ sensitivity to the Lord’s sorrow?

Practice

Listen attentively to someone who is sad today, without rushing to change the subject.

Live this todayThe Vaiṣṇavas Share the Lord’s SorrowThis 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 14.112? Get an answer from the verses themselves.