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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.152
কেশ না দেখিয়া ভক্ত যদ্যপি পায় দুঃখ ।
সৌন্দর্য দেখিতে তবু পায় মহাসুখ ॥ ১৫২ ॥
keśa nā dekhiyā bhakta yadyapi pāya duḥkha
saundarya dekhite tabu pāya mahā-sukha
Although the devotees were unhappy at not seeing the Lord’s hair, they nonetheless derived great happiness from seeing His beauty.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees feel unhappy because they do not see the Lord’s hair.
At the same time, they see His beauty.
Seeing His beauty brings them great happiness despite their unhappiness.
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:
There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This house was located at Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ happiness reveal about their response to the Lord’s beauty?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the great happiness the devotees felt on seeing the Lord’s beauty.
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