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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.95
এই বুদ্ধ্যে মহাপ্রভুর প্রেমাবেশ হৈল ।
জগন্নাথের সেবক দেখি’ সম্বরণ কৈল ॥ ৯৫ ॥
ei buddhye mahāprabhura premāveśa haila
jagannāthera sevaka dekhi’ samvaraṇa kaila
Understanding this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt an emotion of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, but upon seeing the servants of Lord Jagannātha, He restrained Himself.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Understanding the prasādam’s connection with Kṛṣṇa’s lips, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
He saw the servants of Lord Jagannātha before Him.
Upon seeing them, He restrained Himself, even while feeling this ecstatic love.
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
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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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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse show about deep feeling that is not fully expressed outwardly?
Spend a quiet moment today reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s love for Kṛṣṇa.
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