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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.62

তোমার মাধুরী-বল,     তাতে মোর চাপল,

এই দুই, তুমি আমি জানি ।

কাহাঁ করোঁ কাহাঁ যাঙ,     কাহাঁ গেলে তোমা পাঙ,

তাহা মোরে কহ ত’ আপনি ॥ ৬২ ॥

tomāra mādhurī-bala, tāte mora cāpala,

ei dui, tumi āmi jāni

kāhāṅ karoṅ kāhāṅ yāṅ, kāhāṅ gele tomā pāṅ,

tāhā more kaha ta’ āpani

Translation

“My dear Kṛṣṇa, only You and I know the strength of Your beautiful features and, because of them, My unsteadiness. Now, this is My position; I do not know what to do or where to go. Where can I find You? I am asking You to give directions.”

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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.

Turning to Kṛṣṇa for Directions

  1. 1

    The prayer describes the strength of Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful features and the unsteadiness they cause.

  2. 2

    Only Kṛṣṇa and the speaker know this attraction and its effect.

  3. 3

    Not knowing what to do or where to go, the speaker asks Kṛṣṇa where He can be found and requests directions.

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. tomāraYour
  2. mādhurī-balastrength of sweetness
  3. tātein that
  4. moraMy
  5. cāpalaimpotence
  6. eithese
  7. duitwo
  8. tumiYou
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the request for directions express dependence on Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

In a brief prayer, ask Kṛṣṇa to guide you rather than assuming you know the way.

Live this todayTurning to Kṛṣṇa for DirectionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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