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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.119
প্রেমের উৎকণ্ঠা — প্রভুর নাহি কৃষ্ণ-সঙ্গ ।
বিরহে বাড়িল প্রেমজ্বালার তরঙ্গ ॥ ১১৯ ॥
premera utkaṇṭhā, — prabhura nāhi kṛṣṇa-saṅga
virahe bāḍila prema-jvālāra taraṅga
When Advaita Ācārya danced in that way, Lord Caitanya felt ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, and because of His separation, the waves and flames of love increased.
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As Advaita Ācārya danced, Lord Caitanya felt ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
His separation from Kṛṣṇa intensified that love.
The translation describes this increasing love as waves and flames.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
Mother Śacīdevī cooked for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, and at that time there were many joking exchanges between Advaita Prabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu. In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love for krsna”, “ecstatic love”
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “separation”
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What do the images of waves and flames help you understand about Lord Caitanya’s love for Kṛṣṇa?
Reread the verse and pause over the words “waves and flames of love,” reflecting on their intensity.
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