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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 2.74Madhya 2.76

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.75

কিবা এই সাক্ষাৎ কাম,     দ্যুতিবিম্ব মূর্তিমান্,

কি মাধুর্য স্বয়ং মূর্তিমন্ত ।

কিবা মনো-নেত্রোৎসব,     কিবা প্রাণবল্লভ,

সত্য কৃষ্ণ আইলা নেত্রানন্দ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

kibā ei sākṣāt kāma, dyuti-bimba mūrtimān,

ki mādhurya svayaṁ mūrtimanta

kibā mano-netrotsava, kibā prāṇa-vallabha,

satya kṛṣṇa āilā netrānanda

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then began to talk like this: “Is Cupid personified present with the effulgence and reflection of the kadamba tree? Is He the same person, personified sweetness, who is the pleasure of My eyes and mind, who is My life and soul? Has Kṛṣṇa actually come before My eyes?”

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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.

Longing to See Kṛṣṇa Before His Eyes

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked whether Cupid personified was present, with the effulgence and reflection of the kadamba tree.

  2. 2

    He described Kṛṣṇa as personified sweetness, the pleasure of His eyes and mind, and His life and soul.

  3. 3

    He wondered whether Kṛṣṇa had actually come before His eyes.

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:

Actually this Caitanya-caritāmṛta was compiled by the author during very old age. Fearing he might not be able to finish the book, he has included a synopsis of the antya-līlā here in the second chapter.
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. kibāwhether
  2. eithis
  3. sākṣātdirectly
  4. kāmaCupid
  5. dyuti-bimbareflection of the effulgence
  6. mūrtimānpersonified
  7. kiwhether
  8. mādhuryasweetness
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does calling Kṛṣṇa “My life and soul” express about Mahāprabhu’s affection?

Practice

Read aloud the words describing Kṛṣṇa as personified sweetness and the pleasure of the eyes and mind.

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