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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.55
“সেইত পরাণ-নাথ পাইনু ।
যাহা লাগি’ মদনদহনে ঝুরি গেনু ॥” ৫৫ ॥
seita parāṇa-nātha pāinu
yāhā lāgī’ madana-dahane jhuri genu
“I have gotten that Lord of My life, for whom I was burning in the fire of lusty desires.”
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The song declares, “I have gotten that Lord of My life.”
It recalls having burned in the “fire of lusty desires” for that Lord.
The words bring together intense longing and the fulfillment of finding the Lord of one’s life.
The purport of CC Madhya 1.55 quotesSB 10.29.15
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.15) it is stated:
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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:
All of these are described in brief. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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.
What does the phrase “Lord of My life” invite you to reflect on?
Read the song’s words slowly, pausing over “Lord of My life.”
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