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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.127
তার মধ্যে প্রভুর পঞ্চেন্দ্রিয়-আকর্ষণ ।
তার মধ্যে করিলা রাসে কৃষ্ণ-অন্বেষণ ॥ ১২৭ ॥
tāra madhye prabhura pañcendriya-ākarṣaṇa
tāra madhye karilā rāse kṛṣṇa-anveṣaṇa
Also in that chapter is a description of the attraction of Lord Caitanya’s five senses to Kṛṣṇa and how He searched for Kṛṣṇa in the rāsa dance.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya’s five senses were attracted to Kṛṣṇa.
The chapter also describes how He searched for Kṛṣṇa in the rāsa dance.
This summary brings together His attraction to Kṛṣṇa and His longing to find Him.
Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.
The mood of Antya 20 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:
Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years. After hinting about the Lord’s disappearance, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta gives a short description of the entire Antya-līlā and then ends his book.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rāsa”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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: “longing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about all five senses being attracted to Kṛṣṇa?
Read the translation aloud once, giving your attention to the name Kṛṣṇa.
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