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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.41
গোবিন্দ-বিরহে শূন্য হইল ত্রিভুবন ।
তুষানলে পোড়ে, — যেন না যায় জীবন ॥ ৪১ ॥
govinda-virahe śūnya ha-ila tribhuvana
tuṣānale poḍe, — yena nā yāya jīvana
“The three worlds have become void because of separation from Govinda. I feel as if I were burning alive in a slow fire.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In separation from Govinda, the three worlds seem void. Nothing appears to fill the emptiness of His absence.
The pain of separation is compared to burning alive in a slow fire. This expresses the intensity of the longing for Him.
The surrounding verses reveal Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s deep love for Kṛṣṇa. Even painful separation does not end Her devotion.
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:
Sometimes He recited verses from Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Gīta-govinda, from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka or from Śrī Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. In this way, He became absorbed in ecstatic emotions.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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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”, “longing”, “absence”
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 for krsna”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī’s”
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What does this description help you understand about the depth of love for Govinda?
Read the verse slowly once, pausing to reflect on the longing expressed in the words “separation from Govinda.”
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