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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.41
দণ্ড পাঞা হৈল মোর পরম আনন্দ ।
যে দণ্ড পাইল ভাগ্যবান্ শ্রীমুকুন্দ ॥ ৪১ ॥
daṇḍa pāñā haila mora parama ānanda
ye daṇḍa pāila bhāgyavān śrī-mukunda
“When chastised by Lord Caitanya, I was very happy to receive a punishment similar to that awarded Śrī Mukunda.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu punished Mukunda for visiting places where people opposed the Vaiṣṇava cult. He forbade Mukunda to see Him again.
Although the Lord was soft like a flower, He was also strict like a thunderbolt. Mukunda was deeply sorry and asked whether he would someday see Him.
Hearing that he could see the Lord after many millions of years, Mukunda danced with jubilation. When the Lord heard of his patient hope, He immediately called him back.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
The mood of Ādi 12 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:
In his early life Gopāla fainted during the cleansing of the Guṇḍicā-mandira at Jagannātha Purī and thus became a recipient of the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The story of Kamalākānta Viśvāsa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from Pratāparudra Mahārāja to clear a debt of Advaita Ācārya’s, for which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can Mukunda’s joyful patience teach me about waiting for the Lord’s mercy?
Today, reread Mukunda’s response and pause to reflect on his patient hope.
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