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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.67
চর্ম মাত্র উপরে, সন্ধি আছে দীর্ঘ হঞা ।
দুঃখিত হইলা সবে প্রভুরে দেখিয়া ॥ ৬৭ ॥
carma-mātra upare, sandhi āche dīrgha hañā
duḥkhita ha-ilā sabe prabhure dekhiyā
It appeared that only skin covered His elongated joints. Seeing the Lord’s condition, all the devotees were very unhappy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
It appeared that only skin covered the Lord’s elongated joints.
All the devotees were very unhappy when they saw His condition.
Their sorrow was shared: the verse describes the distress of all the devotees, not just one.
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:
Seeing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees went outside and saw the Lord lying unconscious by the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra. His body had become unusually long, and the joints of His bones were loose.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ shared sorrow show you about their concern for the Lord?
Pause after reading and reflect for a moment on the devotees’ concern for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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