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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Antya 19.36Antya 19.38

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.37

সখি হে, কোথা কৃষ্ণ, করাহ দরশন ।

ক্ষণেকে যাহার মুখ, না দেখিলে ফাটে বুক, শীঘ্র দেখাহ, না রহে জীবন ।। ৩৭ ।। ধ্রু ।। ॥ ৩৭ ॥

sakhi he, kothā kṛṣṇa, karāha daraśana

kṣaṇeke yāhāra mukha, nā dekhile phāṭe buka,

śīghra dekhāha, nā rahe jīvana

Translation

“My dear friend, where is Kṛṣṇa? Kindly let Me see Him. My heart breaks at not seeing His face even for a moment. Kindly show Him to Me immediately; otherwise I cannot live.

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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.

An Urgent Longing to See Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The speaker asks Her dear friend where Kṛṣṇa is and begs to see Him.

  2. 2

    Not seeing His face even for a moment makes Her heart break.

  3. 3

    She asks Her friend to show Him immediately, expressing that She cannot live without Him.

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:

The Lord’s condition was so serious that at night He would bruise and bloody His face by rubbing it against the walls. To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord.
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. sakhi heO My dear friend
  2. kothā kṛṣṇawhere is Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. karāha daraśanaplease let Me see Him
  4. kṣaṇekewithin a moment
  5. yāhārawhose
  6. mukhaface
  7. nā dekhileif not seeing
  8. phāṭe bukaMy heart is breaking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the phrase “even for a moment” reveal about the depth of this longing?

Practice

Read the verse aloud slowly, giving attention to the repeated plea to see Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayAn Urgent Longing to See KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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