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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.56
এই ধুয়া-গানে নাচেন দ্বিতীয় প্রহর ।
কৃষ্ণ লঞা ব্রজে যাই — এভাব অন্তর ॥ ৫৬ ॥
ei dhuyā-gāne nācena dvitīya prahara
kṛṣṇa lañā vraje yāi — e-bhāva antara
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to sing this song [seita parāṇa-nātha] especially during the latter part of the day, and He would think, “Let Me take Kṛṣṇa and go back to Vṛndāvana.” This ecstasy was always filling His heart.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu especially sang this song in the latter part of the day, thinking of taking Kṛṣṇa back to Vṛndāvana. This ecstasy always filled His heart.
Always absorbed in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy, He felt Her separation from Kṛṣṇa. He taught that feeling separation is better than being overly anxious to see the Lord face to face.
The gopīs did not like the opulence of Dvārakā; they wanted Kṛṣṇa’s company in the groves of Vṛndāvana. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt this same desire when seeing Jagannātha and dancing before His car.
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: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī’s”
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.
How does this teaching challenge the wish to see the Lord immediately?
Take one quiet minute today to reflect on the desire for Kṛṣṇa’s company rather than an immediate vision of Him.
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