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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.53
যে কালে করেন জগন্নাথ দরশন ।
মনে ভাবে, কুরুক্ষেত্রে পাঞাছি মিলন ॥ ৫৩ ॥
ye kāle karena jagannātha daraśana
mane bhāve, kurukṣetre pāñāchi milana
At those times, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would visit Lord Jagannātha. Then His feelings exactly corresponded to those of the gopīs when they saw Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after long separation. Kṛṣṇa had come to Kurukṣetra with His brother and sister to visit.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya’s heart was always filled with separation from Kṛṣṇa.
When He visited Lord Jagannātha, His feelings exactly corresponded to those of the gopīs meeting Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after long separation.
Kṛṣṇa invited the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana to see Him during His sacrifice at Kurukṣetra. Visiting the Jagannātha temple, Lord Caitanya became fully absorbed in thoughts of the gopīs who came there.
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.
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”, “vṛndāvana”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s absorption reveal about the feelings behind His visits to Jagannātha?
Pause for one minute to reflect on the gopīs meeting Kṛṣṇa after long separation.
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