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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.72
যত চেষ্টা, যত প্রলাপ, — নাহি পারাবার ।
সে সব বর্ণিতে গ্রন্থ হয় সুবিস্তার ॥ ৭২ ॥
yata ceṣṭā, yata pralāpa, — nāhi pārāvāra
sei saba varṇite grantha haya suvistāra
There is no limit to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities and His words of madness. Therefore describing them all would greatly increase the size of this book.
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There is no limit to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities.
His words of madness are also unlimited. The surrounding verses describe His ecstatic emotions and transcendental bliss.
Describing all these activities and words would greatly increase the size of the book.
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:
For the twelve years Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived at Jagannātha Purī, He relished the taste of reciting such transcendental verses. Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years.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: “madness”
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How does knowing that this account is selective affect the way you read it?
Choose one description in this batch and reflect on it without trying to grasp everything at once.
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