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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 2.16Madhya 2.18

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.17

এইমত বিলাপ করে বিহ্বল অন্তর ।

রায়ের নাটক-শ্লোক পড়ে নিরন্তর ॥ ১৭ ॥

ei-mata vilāpa kare vihvala antara

rāyera nāṭaka-śloka paḍe nirantara

Translation

In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always expressed bewilderment and lamented in separation from Kṛṣṇa. At such times He used to recite the ślokas from Rāmānanda Rāya’s drama, known as Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lamenting in Separation from Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu repeatedly expressed bewilderment in separation from Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    His separation from Kṛṣṇa found expression in lamentation.

  3. 3

    At such times, He recited ślokas from Rāmānanda Rāya’s drama, Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka.

How it feels

Overwhelming divine separation. A preview of the last years reveals the Lord’s intense separation from Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The author expects that reading the pastimes of the Lord will gradually help a person awaken his dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Actually this Caitanya-caritāmṛta was compiled by the author during very old age.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 2
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. vilāpalamentation
  3. karedoes
  4. vihvalabewildered
  5. antarawithin
  6. rāyeraof Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya
  7. nāṭakadrama
  8. ślokaverses
  9. paḍerecites
  10. nirantaraconstantly
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “separation”, “lamented”, “lamentation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lamentation show you about His longing for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, noticing how He expresses separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayLamenting in Separation from KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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