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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 2.64 Madhya 2.66

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.65

হে দেব হে দয়িত হে ভুবনৈকবন্ধো

হে কৃষ্ণ হে চপল হে করুণৈকসিন্ধো ।

হে নাথ হে রমণ হে নয়নাভিরাম

হা হা কদা নু ভবিতাসি পদং দৃশোর্মে ॥ ৬৫ ॥

he deva he dayita he bhuvanaika-bandho

he kṛṣṇa he capala he karuṇaika-sindho

he nātha he ramaṇa he nayanābhirāma

hā hā kadā nu bhavitāsi padaṁ dṛśor me

Translation

“ ‘O My Lord! O dearest one! O only friend of the universe! O Kṛṣṇa, O restless one, O only ocean of mercy! O My Lord, O My enjoyer, O beloved to My eyes! Alas, when will You again be visible to Me?’”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Longing to See Kṛṣṇa Again

1
Kṛṣṇa is addressed as the dearest one and the only friend of the universe.
2
He is called the only ocean of mercy, the Lord and enjoyer, and the beloved of the eyes.
3
The prayer expresses longing: “When will You again be visible to Me?”

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

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 summary Back to this verse in Madhya 2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

he devaO Lord
he dayitaO most dear
he bhuvana-eka-bandhoO only friend of the universe
he kṛṣṇaO Lord Kṛṣṇa
he capalaO restless one
he karuṇā-eka-sindhoO only ocean of mercy
he nāthaO My Lord
he ramaṇaO My enjoyer

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”
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: “longing”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which address to Kṛṣṇa in this prayer most touches your heart?

Practice

Read the prayer slowly today, pausing at “O only ocean of mercy.”

Live this todayLonging to See Kṛṣṇa AgainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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