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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 19.43 Antya 19.45

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.44

‘যে-জন জীতে নাহি চায়, তারে কেনে জীয়ায়’, বিধিপ্রতি উঠে ক্রোধ-শোক ।

বিধিরে করে ভর্ত্সন, কৃষ্ণে দেন ওলাহন, পড়ি’ ভাগবতের এক শ্লোক ॥ ৪৪ ॥

‘ye-jana jīte nāhi cāya, tāre kene jīyāya’,

vidhi-prati uṭhe krodha-śoka

vidhire kare bhartsana, kṛṣṇe dena olāhana,

paḍi’ bhāgavatera eka śloka

Translation

“Why does Providence continue the life of one who does not wish to live?” This thought aroused anger and lamentation in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who then recited a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that chastises Providence and makes an accusation against Kṛṣṇa.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Separation Finds Expression in Scripture

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks why Providence continues the life of one who does not wish to live. In context, this is an expression of intense separation from Kṛṣṇa.
2
This thought arouses anger and lamentation in Him. The verse describes the force of His sorrow.
3
He then recites a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It chastises Providence and makes an accusation against Kṛṣṇa.

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

Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read it, His ecstasy was so great that all the devotees feared that the Lord would very soon pass away. The Lord’s condition was so serious that at night He would bruise and bloody His face by rubbing it against the walls.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ye-janathat person who
jīteto live
nāhi cāyadoes not want
tārehim
kenewhy
jīyāyahe makes life continue
vidhi-pratitowards Providence
uṭheawakens

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: “lamentation”, “separation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does His turning to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam help you understand the expression of His sorrow?

Practice

Read the following verse alongside this one and notice how it gives words to His lamentation.

Live this todaySeparation Finds Expression in ScriptureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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