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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 16.77 Antya 16.79

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.78

তাঁ-সবার সঙ্গে প্রভুর ছিল বাহ্যজ্ঞান ।

তাঁরা গেলে পুনঃ হৈলা উন্মাদ প্রধান ॥ ৭৮ ॥

tāṅ-sabāra saṅge prabhura chila bāhya-jñāna

tāṅrā gele punaḥ hailā unmāda pradhāna

Translation

As long as the devotees were in Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu maintained His external consciousness, but after their departure His chief engagement was again the madness of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Absorbed Again in Ecstatic Love

1
While the devotees were in Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu maintained His external consciousness.
2
After they departed, His chief engagement was again the madness of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
3
The verse contrasts His outward awareness during their stay with His renewed absorption in love for Kṛṣṇa.

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

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:

Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tāṅ-sabāraall of them
saṅgewith
prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
chilathere was
bāhya-jñānaexternal consciousness
tāṅrā gelewhen they departed
punaḥagain
hailāthere was
unmādamadness
pradhānathe chief business

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: “love for krsna”, “ecstatic love”
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “madness”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse reveal about the central place of Kṛṣṇa in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s love?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s deep love for Kṛṣṇa.

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