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  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 14.59Antya 14.61

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.60

শব্দ না পাঞা স্বরূপ কপাট কৈলা দূরে ।

তিনদ্বার দেওয়া আছে, প্রভু নাহি ঘরে ! ৬০ ।। ॥ ৬০ ॥

śabda nā pāñā svarūpa kapāṭa kailā dūre

tina-dvāra deoyā āche, prabhu nāhi ghare!

Translation

After some time, Svarūpa Dāmodara could no longer hear Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanting. When he entered the room, he found the three doors locked, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was gone.

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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.

Attentiveness When the Chanting Fell Silent

  1. 1

    After some time, Svarūpa Dāmodara could no longer hear Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanting.

  2. 2

    He entered the room and found the three doors locked.

  3. 3

    Although the doors were locked, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was gone. The verse does not explain how He left.

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. śabdasound
  2. nānot
  3. pāñāhearing
  4. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  5. kapāṭathe door
  6. kailā dūreopened
  7. tina-dvārathree doors
  8. deoyā āchewere locked
  9. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  10. nāhi gharewas not within the room
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Svarūpa Dāmodara’s response show about his attentiveness?

Practice

Read this verse slowly and distinguish what it reports from what it leaves unexplained.

Live this todayAttentiveness When the Chanting Fell SilentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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