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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.201
‘অয়ি দীন’, ‘অয়ি দীন’ বলে বারবার ।
কণ্ঠে না নিঃসরে বাণী, নেত্রে অশ্রুধার ॥ ২০১ ॥
‘ayi dīna, ‘ayi dīna’ bale bāra-bāra
kaṇṭhe nā niḥsare vāṇī, netre aśru-dhāra
Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not recite the whole verse. He simply said, “Ayi dīna! Ayi dīna!” repeatedly. Thus He could not speak, and profuse tears were in His eyes.
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not recite the whole verse.
He repeatedly said only, “Ayi dīna! Ayi dīna!”
He could not speak further, and His eyes were filled with profuse tears.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes me about His repeating only a few words while shedding profuse tears?
Read this description once, then pause quietly to reflect on His interrupted recitation.
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