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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.62
গাঢ়ানুরাগের বিয়োগ না যায় সহন ।
তাতে অনুরাগী বাঞ্ছে আপন মরণ ॥ ৬২ ॥
gāḍhānurāgera viyoga nā yāya sahana
tāte anurāgī vāñche āpana maraṇa
“One who is deeply in love with Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate separation from the Lord. Therefore such a devotee always desires his own death.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One deeply in love with Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate separation from Him.
The verse describes such a devotee as always desiring death because of this separation.
The neighbouring teaching places these feelings within exalted devotional love; it does not present self-destruction as a way to gain Kṛṣṇa’s shelter.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
The mood of Antya 4 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:
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.
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”
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this description reveal about how deeply the devotee longs for Kṛṣṇa?
Spend a minute offering a simple prayer for deeper love for Kṛṣṇa, without trying to imitate these intense feelings.
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