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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.30
সমুত্কণ্ঠা হয় সদা লালসা-প্রধান ॥ ৩০ ॥
samutkaṇṭhā haya sadā lālasā-pradhāna
“This eagerness is chiefly characterized by an ardent desire to associate with the Lord.
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This eagerness is directed toward the Lord.
Its chief characteristic is the desire to associate with Him.
That desire is ardent—deeply felt and intense.
Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.
The mood of Madhya 23 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He also describes the mellow derived from conjugal love, which is the supreme emotion. Conjugal love is divided into two categories — svakīya and parakīya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place does the desire to associate with the Lord have in your heart?
Spend a quiet minute expressing your desire to associate with the Lord.
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