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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 16.86Antya 16.88

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.87

ক্ব মে কান্তঃ কৃষ্ণস্ত্বরিতমিহ তং লোকয় সখে ত্বমেবেতি দ্বারাধিপমভিবদন্নুন্মদ ইব ।

দ্রুতং গচ্ছ দ্রষ্টুং প্রিয়মিতি তদুক্তেন ধৃত-তদ্- ভুজান্তর্গৌরাঙ্গো হৃদয় উদয়ন্মাং মদয়তি ॥ ৮৭ ॥

kva me kāntaḥ kṛṣṇas tvaritam iha taṁ lokaya sakhe

tvam eveti dvārādhipam abhivadann unmada iva

drutaṁ gaccha draṣṭuṁ priyam iti tad-uktena dhṛta-tad-

bhujāntar gaurāṅgo hṛdaya udayan māṁ madayati

Translation

“ ‘My dear friend the doorkeeper, where is Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of My heart? Kindly show Him to Me quickly.’ With these words, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the doorkeeper like a madman. The doorkeeper grasped His hand and replied very hastily, ‘Come, see Your beloved!’ May that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within my heart and thus make me mad also.”

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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.

Praying for the Lord Within the Heart

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu urgently asks His friend the doorkeeper to show Him Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of His heart.

  2. 2

    The doorkeeper grasps His hand and hastily replies, “Come, see Your beloved!”

  3. 3

    The prayer asks that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within the speaker’s heart and awaken the same overwhelming longing.

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:

When Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. He later became the greatest poet among the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas.
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. kvawhere
  2. meMy
  3. kāntaḥbeloved
  4. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. tvaritamquickly
  6. ihahere
  7. tamHim
  8. lokayashow
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “longing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the closing prayer teach you about the longing expressed in this encounter?

Practice

Read the closing prayer attentively, asking that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within your heart.

Live this todayPraying for the Lord Within the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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