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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa
Antya 14.45Antya 14.47

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.46

ব্যাস, শুকাদি যোগিগণ, কৃষ্ণ আত্মা নিরঞ্জন, ব্রজে তাঁর যত লীলাগণ ।

ভাগবতাদি শাস্ত্রগণে, করিয়াছে বর্ণনে, সেই তর্জা পড়ে অনুক্ষণ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

vyāsa, śukādi yogi-gaṇa, kṛṣṇa ātmā nirañjana,

vraje tāṅra yata līlā-gaṇa

bhāgavatādi śāstra-gaṇe, kariyāche varṇane,

sei tarjā paḍe anukṣaṇa

Translation

“The great yogī of My mind always studies the poetry and discussions of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Vṛndāvana pastimes. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other scriptures, great saintly yogīs like Vyāsadeva and Śukadeva Gosvāmī have described Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supersoul, beyond all material contamination.

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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.

Study Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and uncontaminated nature

  1. 1

    The great yogī of His mind always studies poetry and discussions about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Vṛndāvana pastimes.

  2. 2

    Great saintly yogīs, including Vyāsadeva and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, describe Lord Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other scriptures.

  3. 3

    They describe Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supersoul, beyond all material contamination.

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:

When He could no longer see Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu compared Himself to a yogī and described how that yogī was seeing Vṛndāvana. Sometimes all the transcendental ecstatic symptoms were manifest in Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vyāsaDvaipāyana Vyāsa
  2. śuka-ādiand other sages, such as Śukadeva Gosvāmī
  3. yogi-gaṇagreat mystic yogīs
  4. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. ātmāthe Supersoul
  6. nirañjanawithout material contamination
  7. vrajein Vṛndāvana
  8. tāṅraHis
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussions”, “saintly”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is beyond material contamination shape your approach to hearing about His pastimes?

Practice

Reread this verse and note the two descriptions of Kṛṣṇa: the Supersoul and beyond all material contamination.

Live this todayStudy Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and uncontaminated natureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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