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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 2.72Madhya 2.74

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.73

মূর্চ্ছায় হৈল সাক্ষাৎকার,     উঠি’ করে হুহুঙ্কার,

কহে — এই আইলা মহাশয় ।

কৃষ্ণের মাধুরী-গুণে,     নানা ভ্রম হয় মনে,

শ্লোক পড়ি’ করয়ে নিশ্চয় ॥ ৭৩ ॥

mūrcchāya haila sākṣātkāra, uṭhi’ kare huhuṅkāra,

kahe — ei āilā mahāśaya

kṛṣṇera mādhurī-guṇe, nānā bhrama haya mane,

śloka paḍi’ karaye niścaya

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was thus unconscious, He happened to meet the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently He got up and immediately made a tumultuous sound, very loudly declaring, “Now Kṛṣṇa, the great personality, is present.” In this way, because of Kṛṣṇa’s sweet qualities, Caitanya Mahāprabhu made different types of mistakes in His mind. Thus by reciting the following verse, He ascertained the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Overwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa’s Sweet Qualities

  1. 1

    While unconscious, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He rose and loudly declared, “Now Kṛṣṇa, the great personality, is present.”

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa’s sweet qualities caused different kinds of mistakes in His mind. By reciting a verse, He ascertained Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

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:

Over and above this are the notes of Svarūpa Dāmodara, memorized by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who also helped in the compilation of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. After the disappearance of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī went to Vṛndāvana.
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. mūrcchāyain the swoon
  2. hailathere was
  3. sākṣātkāradirect meeting
  4. uṭhi’getting up
  5. karedoes
  6. hu-huṅ-kāratumultuous sound
  7. kahesays
  8. eithus
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa’s sweet qualities in this description?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, pausing at Mahāprabhu’s declaration that Kṛṣṇa is present.

Live this todayOverwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa’s Sweet QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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