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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.65
উন্মাদ-দশায় প্রভুর স্থির নহে মন ।
যেই করে, যেই বোলে সব, — উন্মাদ-লক্ষণ ॥ ৬৫ ॥
unmāda-daśāya prabhura sthira nahe mana
yei kare, yei bole saba, — unmāda-lakṣaṇa
In this state of madness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mind was unsteady. Whatever He said or did was all symptomatic of madness.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mind was unsteady in this state of madness.
Whatever He said or did showed symptoms of that state.
The following verses show the devotees’ anxiety and their efforts to arrange care for Him.
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:
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.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: “madness”
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