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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.189
এ শরীর ধরিবারে কভু না যুয়ায় ।
এই দুঃখে জ্বলে দেহ, প্রাণ নাহি যায় ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
e śarīra dharibāre kabhu nā yuyāya
ei duḥkhe jvale deha, prāṇa nāhi yāya
“Sir, due to my unhappiness I cannot continue living. Although my body is burning, my life is not leaving.”
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The brāhmaṇa said his unhappiness made him feel unable to continue living.
He described his body as burning, expressing his intense suffering.
He lamented that his life was not leaving, continuing to voice his despair.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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: “lamented”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to listen carefully when someone expresses deep suffering?
Reread the brāhmaṇa’s words slowly, noticing the intensity of the unhappiness he describes.
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