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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.6
রামানন্দের কৃষ্ণকথা, স্বরূপের গান ।
বিরহ-বেদনায় প্রভুর রাখয়ে পরাণ ॥ ৬ ॥
rāmānandera kṛṣṇa-kathā, svarūpera gāna
viraha-vedanāya prabhura rākhaye parāṇa
When the Lord acutely felt pangs of separation from Kṛṣṇa, only Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s talks about Kṛṣṇa and the sweet songs of Svarūpa Dāmodara kept Him alive.
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The Lord acutely felt pangs of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya spoke to Him about Kṛṣṇa, and Svarūpa Dāmodara sang sweet songs.
The verse says that only these talks and songs kept the Lord alive during His acute separation.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into transcendental fits of ecstatic love, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī attended to Him and satisfied Him as He desired. Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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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: “separation”
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What does this verse help you appreciate about talks concerning Kṛṣṇa and devotional songs?
Read aloud the neighbouring verse about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, remembering how talks about Kṛṣṇa sustained the Lord.
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