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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.58
বিরহে ব্যাকুল প্রভু উদ্বেগে উঠিলা ।
গম্ভীরার ভিত্ত্যে মুখ ঘষিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৫৮ ॥
virahe vyākula prabhu udvege uṭhilā
gambhīrāra bhittye mukha ghaṣite lāgilā
Feeling separation from Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was so distraught that in great anxiety He stood up and began rubbing His face against the walls of the Gambhīrā.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt deep separation from Kṛṣṇa.
He became so distraught that He stood up in great anxiety.
He began rubbing His face against the walls of the Gambhīrā. The verse describes this in the context of His spiritual ecstasy.
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:
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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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”
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What does this verse reveal about the intensity of the Lord’s longing for Kṛṣṇa?
Reread the verse slowly, reflecting on the Lord’s longing for Kṛṣṇa rather than imitating His outward actions.
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