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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 14.76Antya 14.78

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.77

শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু বড় হৈলা চমৎকার ।

প্রভু কহে, — ‘কিছু স্মৃতি নাহিক আমার ! ৭৭ ।। ॥ ৭৭ ॥

śuni’ mahāprabhu baḍa hailā camatkāra

prabhu kahe, — ‘kichu smṛti nāhika āmāra

Translation

Hearing the description of His condition while He had lain near the Siṁha-dvāra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much astonished. He said, “I do not remember any of these things.

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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 Lord Hears What He Cannot Remember

  1. 1

    The devotees described the Lord’s condition while He had lain near the Siṁha-dvāra.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much astonished to hear their account.

  3. 3

    He said that He did not remember any of those things.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. baḍavery much
  4. hailā camatkārabecame astonished
  5. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  6. kichuany
  7. smṛtiremembrance
  8. nāhikais not
  9. āmāraMine
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s response distinguish His own memory from the devotees’ account?

Practice

Reread this verse and the next, noting what the Lord did not remember and what He did.

Live this todayThe Lord Hears What He Cannot RememberThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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