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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.97
তোরে নিমন্ত্রণ করি’ পাইনু তার ফল ।
তোর জাতি-কুল নাহি, সহজে পাগল ॥ ৯৭ ॥
tore nimantraṇa kari’ pāinu tāra phala
tora jāti-kula nāhi, sahaje pāgala
Advaita Ācārya jokingly said, “My dear Nityānanda, I invited You, and indeed I have received the results. You have no fixed caste or dynasty. By nature You are a madman.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya jokingly described Nityānanda as having no fixed caste or dynasty and being a madman by nature.
The words sahaje pāgala indicate that Nityānanda Prabhu was transcendentally situated on the paramahaṁsa stage.
His madness was transcendental because He always remembered Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa and Their service. Śrī Advaita Ācārya was pointing out this fact.
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:
Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house. There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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.
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: “madness”
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: “rādhā-kṛṣṇa”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Nityānanda Prabhu’s constant remembrance explain the description of His transcendental madness?
Set aside one quiet minute today to remember Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa and Their service.
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