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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.248
‘দুঃখ-মধ্যে কোন দুঃখ হয় গুরুতর?’
‘কৃষ্ণভক্ত-বিরহ বিনা দুঃখ নাহি দেখি পর ॥’ ২৪৮ ॥
‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?’
‘kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks about the many kinds of distress.
His question seeks to identify which distress is most painful.
The supplied purport introduces a statement by the Lord in the Vedic literature, but does not include that statement or an answer.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s question invite you to consider about distress?
Spend one minute reflecting on the Lord’s question, leaving the answer open because it is not supplied here.
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