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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.64
দ্বার নাহি’ পাঞা মুখ লাগে চারিভিতে ।
ক্ষত হয়, রক্ত পড়ে, না পাই যাইতে ।।” ৬৪ ।। ॥ ৬৪ ॥
dvāra nāhi’ pāñā mukha lāge cāri-bhite
kṣata haya, rakta paḍe, nā pāi yāite”
“Unable to find the door, I kept hitting the four walls with My face. My face was injured, and it bled, but I still could not get out.”
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The Lord explained that He could not find the door.
While searching, He repeatedly struck the four walls with His face, causing injury and bleeding.
Despite His efforts, He still could not get out. His account completes the explanation of His companions’ distress.
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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How does the Lord’s account help you appreciate His companions’ wish to comfort and care for Him?
Reread His explanation alongside His companions’ response, and note one concrete act of care they offered.
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