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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.138
প্রাণনাথ, শুন মোর সত্য নিবেদন ।
ব্রজ — আমার সদন, তাহাঁ তোমার সঙ্গম,
না পাইলে না রহে জীবন ॥ ১৩৮ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
prāṇa-nātha, śuna mora satya nivedana
vraja — āmāra sadana, tāhāṅ tomāra saṅgama,
nā pāile nā rahe jīvana
“My dear Lord, kindly hear My true submission. My home is Vṛndāvana, and I wish Your association there. But if I do not get it, then it will be very difficult for Me to keep My life.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A mind free from designations can desire the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The mind cannot remain vacant; it needs something to think about, feel for and desire. Without thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and a desire to serve Him, material activities fill it.
Giving up material activities should be accompanied by the continuing ambition to think of Kṛṣṇa. The submission here expresses that life without His association is unbearable.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 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:
Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give my mind a positive occupation in thinking of and serving Kṛṣṇa?
Set aside two minutes today to think about Kṛṣṇa and one service you would like to offer Him.
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