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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 3.31
ভোজন করিয়ে আমি, তুমি তাহা জান ।
বাহ্য বিরহে তাহা স্বপ্ন করি মান ॥ ৩১ ॥
bhojana kariye āmi, tumi tāhā jāna
bāhya virahe tāhā svapna kari māna
“ ‘You know that I come and eat the offerings, but because of external separation, you consider this a dream.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Because mother Śacī felt separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, she thought His visit was a dream.
The Lord wanted her to know that He actually came and ate whatever she offered Him.
The purport describes this as the dealings of advanced devotees with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī. He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s reassurance deepen your understanding of His relationship with mother Śacī?
Read the translation slowly, noticing the distinction between external separation and the Lord’s actual visit.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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