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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.124
হা হা প্রাণপ্রিয়সখি, কি না হৈল মোরে ।
কানুপ্রেমবিষে মোর তনু-মন জরে ॥ ১২৪ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
hā hā prāṇa-priya-sakhi, ki nā haila more
kānu-prema-viṣe mora tanu-mana jare
Mukunda sang, “ ‘My dear intimate friend! What has not happened to Me! Due to the effects of the poison of love for Kṛṣṇa, My body and mind have been severely afflicted.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mukunda saw that Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt ecstatic pain and manifested ecstatic bodily symptoms due to separation from Kṛṣṇa.
He sang songs about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s meeting with Kṛṣṇa. The words describe body and mind severely afflicted by the poison of love for Kṛṣṇa.
Advaita Ācārya also stopped dancing.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura. Bidding farewell to mother Śacīdevī, they all proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī, following the path of Chatrabhoga.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”
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”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī’s”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about Mukunda’s choice of songs in response to the Lord’s condition?
Write one sentence describing why Mukunda sang about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s meeting with Kṛṣṇa.
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