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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 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Antya 16.149Antya 16.151

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.150

এতেক প্রলাপ করি’, প্রেমাবেশে গৌরহরি, সঙ্গে লঞা স্বরূপ রামরায় ।

কভু নাচে, কভু গায়, ভাবাবেশে মূর্চ্ছা যায়, এই রূপে রাত্রি-দিন যায় ॥ ১৫০ ॥

eteka pralāpa kari’, premāveśe gaurahari,

saṅge lañā svarūpa-rāma-rāya

kabhu nāce, kabhu gāya, bhāvāveśe mūrcchā yāya,

ei-rūpe rātri-dina yāya

Translation

While thus speaking like a madman, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became full of ecstatic emotion. In the company of His two friends, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya, He sometimes danced, sometimes sang and sometimes became unconscious in ecstatic love. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His days and nights in this way.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Days and Nights in Ecstatic Love

  1. 1

    While speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became full of ecstatic emotion, with speech described as being like that of a madman.

  2. 2

    He was accompanied by His two friends, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya.

  3. 3

    He sometimes danced, sometimes sang and sometimes became unconscious in ecstatic love. His days and nights passed in this way.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He later became the greatest poet among the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. etekaso much
  2. pralāpa kari’talking like a crazy man
  3. prema-āveśein ecstatic love
  4. gaurahariŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. saṅge lañātaking with Him
  6. svarūpa-rāma-rāyaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya
  7. kabhu nācesometimes dances
  8. kabhu gāyasometimes sings
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “ecstatic love”

  • 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: “company of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the ecstatic love that filled Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s days and nights?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute rereading this verse and reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love.

Live this todayDays and Nights in Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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