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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.40
তৃষিত চাতক যৈছে করে হাহাকার ।
তৈছে এই সব, — সবে কর অঙ্গীকার ॥ ৪০ ॥
tṛṣita cātaka yaiche kare hāhākāra
taiche ei saba, — sabe kara aṅgīkāra
“In Your absence all these people have been exactly like thirsty cātaka birds crying in disappointment. Kindly accept them.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In the Lord’s absence, the people were compared to thirsty cātaka birds.
They had been crying in disappointment, deeply feeling His absence.
The appeal on their behalf was simple: “Kindly accept them.”
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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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: “absence”, “crying”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of thirsty cātaka birds convey to you about longing for the Lord?
Offer a brief prayer today asking the Lord kindly to accept those who long for Him.
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