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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.30

সেই দিন হৈতে প্রভুর আর দশা হইল ।

কৃষ্ণের বিচ্ছেদ-দশা দ্বিগুণ বাড়িল ॥ ৩০ ॥

sei dina haite prabhura āra daśā ha-ila

kṛṣṇera viccheda-daśā dviguṇa bāḍila

Translation

From that day on, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s emotional state changed markedly; His feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa doubled in intensity.

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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.

Separation from Kṛṣṇa Doubles in Intensity

  1. 1

    From that day onward, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s emotional state changes markedly.

  2. 2

    His feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa double in intensity.

  3. 3

    This change follows the devotees’ astonishment and Svarūpa Dāmodara’s sadness described in the preceding verse.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam. After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sei dine haitefrom that day on
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. āraanother
  4. daśācondition
  5. ha-ilathere was
  6. kṛṣṇerafrom Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. viccheda-daśāthe condition of separation
  8. dvi-guṇatwice
  9. bāḍilaincreased
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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: “separation”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse show me about the depth of the Lord’s feelings for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “separation from Kṛṣṇa.”

Live this todaySeparation from Kṛṣṇa Doubles in IntensityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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