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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.21
প্রভুর বিলম্ব দেখি’ গোবিন্দ জাগাইলা ।
জাগিলে ‘স্বপ্ন’-জ্ঞান হৈল, প্রভু দুঃখী হৈলা ॥ ২১ ॥
prabhura vilamba dekhi’ govinda jāgāilā
jāgile ‘svapna’-jñāna haila, prabhu duḥkhī hailā
When Govinda saw that the Lord had not yet risen, he awakened Him. Understanding that He had only been dreaming, the Lord was somewhat unhappy.
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Govinda noticed that the Lord had not yet risen.
He awakened Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who then understood that He had only been dreaming.
The Lord was somewhat unhappy after awakening from the dream of being with Kṛṣṇa.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Govinda chastised her for this, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised her eagerness. When Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple of Lord Jagannātha, He was absorbed in ecstatic love and saw only Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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What does the Lord’s unhappiness suggest about how precious the dream was to Him?
Read this verse alongside the preceding one and note the change in the Lord’s feelings.
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