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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.34
“শুনহ বল্লভ, কৃষ্ণ — পরম-মধুর ।
সৌন্দর্য, মাধুর্য, প্রেম-বিলাস — প্রচুর ॥ ৩৪ ॥
śunaha vallabha, kṛṣṇa — parama-madhura
saundarya, mādhurya, prema-vilāsa — pracura
“ ‘Dear Vallabha,’ we said, ‘please hear from us. Lord Kṛṣṇa is supremely attractive. His beauty, sweetness and pastimes of love are without limit.
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The brothers affectionately addressed Vallabha and asked him to hear them.
They described Lord Kṛṣṇa as supremely attractive.
Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, sweetness and pastimes of love are without limit. These qualities were at the heart of their appeal.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One cannot get love of God simply by committing suicide. You have already dedicated your life and body to My service; therefore your body does not belong to you, nor do you have any right to commit suicide.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which draws your attention most: Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, sweetness or pastimes of love?
Read this translation slowly and spend a minute reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s limitless sweetness.
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