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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.42
কৃষ্ণ উদাসীন হইলা করিতে পরীক্ষণ ।
সখী সব কহে, — ‘কৃষ্ণে কর উপেক্ষণ’ ॥ ৪২ ॥
kṛṣṇa udāsīna ha-ilā karite parīkṣaṇa
sakhī saba kahe, — ‘kṛṣṇe kara upekṣaṇa’
“Lord Kṛṣṇa has become indifferent to Me just to test My love, and My friends say, ‘Better to disregard Him.’”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa’s apparent indifference is understood here as a test of love.
The friends advise, “Better to disregard Him.” Their advice contrasts with the unwavering love expressed in the following verses.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s response unfolds from Her pure heart. Despite the pain, Kṛṣṇa remains the worshipable Lord of Her heart.
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.
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”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the advice to disregard Kṛṣṇa contrast with the love expressed in this passage?
Spend one minute reflecting on the difference between seeking affection in return and remaining devoted.
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