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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.169
শুনি’ শচী সবাকারে করিল মিনতি ।
নিমাঞির দরশন আর মুঞি পাব কতি ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
śuni’ śacī sabākāre karila minati
nimāñira daraśana āra muñi pāba kati
Hearing these proposals made by other devotees of the Lord, mother Śacī said to the devotees, “How many times shall I get the chance to see Nimāi again?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mother Śacī heard the proposals made by the other devotees of the Lord.
She responded by asking how many more chances she would have to see Nimāi.
Her question expressed uncertainty about future opportunities to see Him.
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.
How does uncertainty about future meetings affect the way you value time with someone?
Give someone your undivided attention during one conversation today, remembering that opportunities to meet are precious.
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