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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya
Madhya 3.141Madhya 3.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.142

অঙ্গ মুছে, মুখ চুম্বে, করে নিরীক্ষণ ।

দেখিতে না পায়, — অশ্রু ভরিল নয়ন ॥ ১৪২ ॥

aṅga muche, mukha cumbe, kare nirīkṣaṇa

dekhite nā pāya, — aśru bharila nayana

Translation

Out of love she began to caress the body of the Lord. Sometimes she kissed His face and tried to observe Him carefully, but because her eyes were filled with tears, she could not see.

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Lives touched by mercyMother Śacī · step 1, Condition: Separation after sannyāsa
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Love Expressed Through Tender Care

  1. 1

    Out of love, mother Śacī caressed the body of the Lord.

  2. 2

    Sometimes she kissed His face and tried to observe Him carefully.

  3. 3

    Her eyes were filled with tears, so she could not see Him.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. aṅgathe body
  2. muchecaresses
  3. mukhaface
  4. cumbekisses
  5. karedoes
  6. nirīkṣaṇaobserving
  7. dekhiteto see
  8. nā pāyanot able
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does mother Śacī’s effort to see the Lord reveal about her love?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment reflecting on one expression of mother Śacī’s love described here.

Live this todayLove Expressed Through Tender CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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