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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 2.88 Madhya 2.90

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.89

শেষ-লীলার সূত্রগণ, কৈলুঁ কিছু বিবরণ,

ইহাঁ বিস্তারিতে চিত্ত হয় ।

থাকে যদি আয়ুঃ-শেষ, বিস্তারিব লীলা-শেষ,

যদি মহাপ্রভুর কৃপা হয় ॥ ৮৯ ॥

śeṣa-līlāra sūtra-gaṇa, kailuṅ kichu vivaraṇa,

ihāṅ vistārite citta haya

thāke yadi āyuḥ-śeṣa, vistāriba līlā-śeṣa,

yadi mahāprabhura kṛpā haya

Translation

I have already given a synopsis of all the facts and figures of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s last pastimes, and I have a desire to describe them elaborately. If I remain longer and am fortunate enough to receive the mercy of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, I shall try to describe them again more elaborately.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hoping to Serve Through the Lord’s Mercy

1
The author has already given a synopsis of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s last pastimes.
2
He desires to describe these pastimes more elaborately.
3
He hopes to continue if he lives longer and receives Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy.

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:

At that time the author, Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī, met Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śeṣa-līlāraof the pastimes at the end
sūtra-gaṇathe synopsis
kailuṅI have done
kichusome
vivaraṇadescription
ihāṅhere
vistāriteto expand more and more
citta hayathere is a desire

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make my plans for service with dependence on the Lord’s mercy?

Practice

Offer a short prayer for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy before continuing your study today.

Live this todayHoping to Serve Through the Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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