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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.124Madhya 1.126

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.125

বিরহে বিহ্বল প্রভু না জানে রাত্রি-দিনে ।

হেনকালে আইলা গৌড়ের ভক্তগণে ॥ ১২৫ ॥

virahe vihvala prabhu nā jāne rātri-dine

hena-kāle āilā gauḍera bhakta-gaṇe

Translation

When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally left Ālālanātha to return to Jagannātha Purī, He was overwhelmed both day and night due to separation from Jagannātha. His lamentation knew no bounds. During this time, all the devotees from different parts of Bengal, and especially from Navadvīpa, arrived in Jagannātha Purī.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Deep Separation from Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally left Ālālanātha to return to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Separation from Jagannātha overwhelmed Him both day and night. His lamentation knew no bounds.

  3. 3

    During this time, devotees arrived in Jagannātha Purī from different parts of Bengal, especially Navadvīpa.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. virahein separation
  2. vihvalaoverwhelmed
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. nānot
  5. jāneknows
  6. rātri-dineday and night
  7. hena-kāleat this time
  8. āilāarrived
  9. gauḍeraof Bengal
  10. bhakta-gaṇeall the devotees
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Key ideas in this verse

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”, “lamentation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes me about the depth of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s separation from Jagannātha?

Practice

Reread the description of His separation slowly, giving it a moment of quiet attention.

Live this todayDeep Separation from JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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