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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.11
নীলাচলে আছি আমি তোমার আজ্ঞাতে ।
যাবৎ জীব, তাবৎ আমি নারিব ছাড়িতে ।।” ১১ ।। ॥ ১১ ॥
nīlācale āchi āmi tomāra ājñāte
yāvat jība, tāvat āmi nāriba chāḍite”
“ ‘I am staying here at Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, according to your order. As long as I live, I shall not leave this place.’”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says He is staying at Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, according to His mother’s order.
He promises that He will not leave that place as long as He lives.
His assurance gives concrete expression to His respect for His mother’s wishes.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read it, His ecstasy was so great that all the devotees feared that the Lord would very soon pass away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How faithfully do I keep the assurances I give to those who care for me?
Recall one promise you have made to a loved one and take a small step toward keeping it today.
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