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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.127
নির্বেদ, বিষাদ হর্ষ, চাপল্য, গর্ব, দৈন্য ।
প্রভুর সহিত যুদ্ধ করে ভাব-সৈন্য ॥ ১২৭ ॥
nirveda, viṣāda, harṣa, cāpalya, garva, dainya
prabhura sahita yuddha kare bhāva-sainya
The transcendental ecstatic symptoms of disappointment, moroseness, pleasure, restlessness, pride and humility all began to fight like soldiers within the Lord.
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Disappointment, moroseness, pleasure, restlessness, pride and humility fought like soldiers within the Lord. These are described as transcendental ecstatic symptoms.
Harṣa is the great gladness experienced when one attains the desired goal of life. Its symptoms include shivering, bodily hairs standing on end, perspiration and tears.
Garva, or pride, arises when one attains the desired object, feels fortunate and feels greatness because of one’s own qualities. Its symptoms include increased bodily luster, uttering prayers, not replying to inquiries and concealing one’s desires.
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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:
This house was located at Śāntipura. 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.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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do the descriptions of harṣa and garva help you read the Lord’s feelings as transcendental ecstatic symptoms?
Write a brief definition of harṣa and garva, using only the descriptions in this purport.
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