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  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 2.58Madhya 2.60

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.59

তোমার দর্শন-বিনে,     অধন্য এ রাত্রি-দিনে,

এই কাল না যায় কাটন ।

তুমি অনাথের বন্ধু,     অপার করুণা-সিন্ধু,

কৃপা করি’ দেহ দরশন ॥ ৫৯ ॥

tomāra darśana-vine, adhanya e rātri-dine,

ei kāla nā yāya kāṭana

tumi anāthera bandhu, apāra karuṇā-sindhu,

kṛpā kari’ deha daraśana

Translation

“All these inauspicious days and nights are not passing, for I have not met You. It is difficult to know how to pass all this time. But You are the friend of the helpless and an ocean of mercy. Kindly give Me Your audience, for I am in a precarious position.”

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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.

A Plea for the Lord’s Audience

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    Without meeting the Lord, the days and nights seem not to pass.

  2. 2

    Even in this precarious condition, the prayer recognizes the Lord as the friend of the helpless and an ocean of mercy.

  3. 3

    The plea is direct: “Kindly give Me Your audience.”

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:

At that time the author, Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī, met Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
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. tomāraYour
  2. darśanaaudience
  3. vinewithout
  4. adhanyainauspicious
  5. ethis
  6. rātri-dinenight and day
  7. ei kālathis time
  8. nā yāyadoes not go
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this prayer bring helplessness and trust in the Lord’s mercy together?

Practice

Read the plea for the Lord’s audience aloud once, giving attention to its dependence on His mercy.

Live this todayA Plea for the Lord’s AudienceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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