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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 2.70Madhya 2.72

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.71

মোর বাক্য নিন্দা মানি,     কৃষ্ণ ছাড়ি’ গেলা জানি,

শুন, মোর এ স্তুতি-বচন ।

নয়নের অভিরাম,     তুমি মোর ধন-প্রাণ,

হাহা পুনঃ দেহ দরশন ॥ ৭১ ॥

mora vākya nindā māni, kṛṣṇa chāḍi’ gelā jāni,

śuna, mora e stuti-vacana

nayanera abhirāma, tumi mora dhana-prāṇa,

hā-hā punaḥ deha daraśana

Translation

“Taking My words as defamation, Lord Kṛṣṇa has left Me. I know that He is gone, but kindly hear My prayers in praise: ‘You are the satisfaction of My eyes. You are My wealth and My life. Alas, please give Me your audience once again.’”

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Renewing Praise and Longing for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The speaker says that Kṛṣṇa has taken the earlier words as defamation and has departed.

  2. 2

    Although aware that He is gone, the speaker asks Him to hear prayers of praise.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is praised as the satisfaction of the eyes, wealth and life. The prayer asks for His audience once again.

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. moraMy
  2. vākyawords
  3. nindāblasphemy
  4. māniaccepting
  5. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  6. chāḍi’giving up
  7. gelāwent away
  8. jāniI know
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does describing Kṛṣṇa as “My wealth and My life” reveal about the speaker’s longing?

Practice

Slowly read the prayer of praise, ending with its request to see Kṛṣṇa once again.

Live this todayRenewing Praise and Longing for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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