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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.51
শেষ আর যেই রহে দ্বাদশ বৎসর ।
কৃষ্ণের বিরহলীলা প্রভুর অন্তর ॥ ৫১ ॥
śeṣa āra yei rahe dvādaśa vatsara
kṛṣṇera viraha-līlā prabhura antara
The last twelve years were simply devoted to relishing the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in separation within the heart of the Lord.
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The Lord’s last twelve years were devoted to relishing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in separation within His heart.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu enjoyed the position of the gopīs. After Kṛṣṇa went to Mathurā, they cried for Him throughout the rest of their lives.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu specifically advocated this ecstatic feeling of separation through His own demonstrations.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīs”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the gopīs’ continued longing reveal their attachment to Kṛṣṇa?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the gopīs’ enduring remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
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