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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 14.50

শূন্যকুঞ্জমণ্ডপ-কোণে, যোগাভ্যাস কৃষ্ণধ্যানে, তাহাঁ রহে লঞা শিষ্যগণ ।

কৃষ্ণ আত্মা নিরঞ্জন, সাক্ষাৎ দেখিতে মন, ধ্যানে রাত্রি করে জাগরণ ॥ ৫০ ॥

śūnya-kuñja-maṇḍapa-koṇe, yogābhyāsa kṛṣṇa-dhyāne,

tāhāṅ rahe lañā śiṣya-gaṇa

kṛṣṇa ātmā nirañjana, sākṣāt dekhite mana,

dhyāne rātri kare jāgaraṇa

Translation

“There is a solitary garden where Kṛṣṇa enjoys His pastimes, and in one corner of a pavilion in that garden, the yogī of My mind, along with his disciples, practices mystic yoga. Wanting to see Kṛṣṇa directly, this yogī remains awake throughout the night, meditating on Kṛṣṇa, who is the Supersoul, uncontaminated by the three modes of nature.

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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.

The Mind Longs to See Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The yogī of His mind sits with his disciples in a corner of a pavilion, within a solitary garden of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

  2. 2

    Wanting to see Kṛṣṇa directly, this yogī remains awake throughout the night, meditating on Him.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is described as the Supersoul, uncontaminated by the three modes of nature.

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:

One night, Govinda and Svarūpa Dāmodara noticed that although the three doors to the Lord’s room were closed and locked, the Lord was not present inside. Seeing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees went outside and saw the Lord lying unconscious by the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śūnya-kuñja-maṇḍapa-koṇein the corner of a pavilion in a solitary garden
  2. yoga-abhyāsapractice of mystic yoga
  3. kṛṣṇa-dhyāneby meditating on Kṛṣṇa
  4. tāhāṅthere
  5. raheremains
  6. lañātaking
  7. śiṣya-gaṇadisciples
  8. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What is the central desire of the yogī of His mind?

Practice

Take one quiet minute today to reflect on Kṛṣṇa as the Supersoul, untouched by the three modes of nature.

Live this todayThe Mind Longs to See KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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