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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 19.48 Antya 19.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.49

‘অক্রূর করে তোমার দোষ, আমায় কেনে কর রোষ’, ইহা যদি কহ ‘দুরাচার’ ।

তুই অক্রূর-মূর্তি ধরি’, কৃষ্ণ নিলি চুরি করি’, অন্যের নহে ঐছে ব্যবহার ॥ ৪৯ ॥

‘akrūra kare tomāra doṣa, āmāya kene kara roṣa’,

ihā yadi kaha ‘durācāra’

tui akrūra-mūrti dhari’, kṛṣṇa nili curi kari’,

anyera nahe aiche vyavahāra

Translation

“O misbehaved Providence! If you reply to Us, ‘Akrūra is actually at fault; why are You angry with me?’ then I say to you, ‘Providence, you have taken the form of Akrūra and have stolen Kṛṣṇa away. No one else would behave like this.’

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Separation Speaks in Accusations

1
In the anguish of separation, Providence is accused of taking the form of Akrūra and stealing Kṛṣṇa away.
2
The speaker anticipates Providence blaming Akrūra, but does not accept that distinction.
3
These words belong to the lament of love in separation that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expresses in this passage.

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.

akrūraAkrūra
karedoes
tomāra doṣafault to You
āmāyaunto me
kenewhy
karaYou do
roṣaanger
ihāthis

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”, “lament”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this accusation reveal about the pain of being separated from Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the verse slowly once, noticing the longing beneath its angry words.

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