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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.37
প্রস্তাবে কহিলুঁ পুরী-গোসাঞির নির্যাণ ।
যেই ইহা শুনে, সেই বড় ভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
prastāve kahiluṅ purī-gosāñira niryāṇa
yei ihā śune, sei baḍa bhāgyavān
I have incidentally described the passing away of Mādhavendra Purī. Anyone who hears this must be considered very fortunate.
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The author explains that he has incidentally described Mādhavendra Purī’s passing away.
The account includes Mādhavendra Purī’s longing for Kṛṣṇa as he departed.
Anyone who hears this account must be considered very fortunate.
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:
Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore Mādhavendra Purī accused him of being an offender and rejected him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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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: “longing”
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How might recognizing this hearing as good fortune change the attention you give it?
Spend a quiet minute rereading the account of Mādhavendra Purī’s departure with gratitude.
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