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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.19
কুক্কুর রহিলা, — শিবানন্দ দুঃখী হৈলা ।
দশ পণ কড়ি দিয়া কুক্কুরে পার কৈলা ॥ ১৯ ॥
kukkura rahilā, — śivānanda duḥkhī hailā
daśa paṇa kaḍi diyā kukkure pāra kailā
Śivānanda Sena, unhappy that the dog had to stay behind, paid the boatman ten paṇa of conchshells to take the dog across the river.
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Śivānanda Sena was unhappy that the dog had to stay behind. He paid the boatman ten paṇa of conchshells to take it across.
One paṇa equaled eighty kaḍis, or small conchshells. His payment therefore amounted to eight hundred kaḍis.
The purport explains that small conchshells served as currency, alongside coins of gold, silver and copper. It also recalls a time when one paisa could buy enough vegetables for a whole family.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river. One night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “served”
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Am I willing to spend something to meet another living being’s need?
Use a small amount of your resources today to help meet someone’s practical need.
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