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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 2.66 Madhya 2.68

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.67

তুমি দেব — ক্রীড়া-রত, ভুবনের নারী যত,

তাহে কর অভীষ্ট ক্রীড়ন ।

তুমি মোর দয়িত, মোতে বৈসে তোমার চিত,

মোর ভাগ্যে কৈলে আগমন ॥ ৬৭ ॥

tumi deva — krīḍā-rata, bhuvanera nārī yata,

tāhe kara abhīṣṭa krīḍana

tumi mora dayita, mote vaise tomāra cita,

mora bhāgye kaile āgamana

Translation

[In the attitude of Rādhārāṇī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Kṛṣṇa:] “My dear Lord, You are engaged in Your pastimes, and You utilize all the women in the universe according to Your desire. You are so kind to Me. Please divert Your attention to Me, for by fortune You have appeared before Me.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Prayer for Kṛṣṇa’s Attention

1
In the attitude of Rādhārāṇī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses Kṛṣṇa directly.
2
He describes Kṛṣṇa as engaged in His pastimes and utilizing all the women of the universe according to His desire.
3
He acknowledges Kṛṣṇa’s kindness and asks for His attention, considering His appearance a matter of good fortune.

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tumiYou
devathe Supreme Lord
krīḍā-rataengaged in Your pastimes
bhuvaneraof all the universes
nārīwomen
yataall
tāhein those pastimes
karaYou do

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the request “Please divert Your attention to Me” express to you?

Practice

Read this request to Kṛṣṇa aloud once, giving attention to its sense of longing.

Live this todayA Prayer for Kṛṣṇa’s AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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