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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.19
পুরী-গোসাঞি করে কৃষ্ণনাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
‘মথুরা না পাইনু’ বলি’ করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ১৯ ॥
purī-gosāñi kare kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana
‘mathurā nā pāinu’ bali’ karena krandana
Mādhavendra Purī was chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, and sometimes he would cry, “O my Lord, I did not get shelter at Mathurā.”
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Mādhavendra Purī was chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
Sometimes he cried out to his Lord that he had not received shelter at Mathurā.
At the last stage of his life, his words expressed longing for the Lord and His abode.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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: “longing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give more heartfelt attention to Kṛṣṇa’s holy name?
Spend a quiet minute chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and asking for His shelter.
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