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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.22
কুক্কুর নাহি পায় ভাত শুনি’ দুঃখী হৈলা ।
কুক্কুর চাহিতে দশ-মনুষ্য পাঠাইলা ॥ ২২ ॥
kukkura nāhi pāya bhāta śuni’ duḥkhī hailā
kukkura cāhite daśa-manuṣya pāṭhāilā
When he learned that the dog had not been supplied food in his absence, he was very unhappy. He then immediately sent ten men to find the dog.
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Śivānanda Sena learned that the dog had not been supplied food during his absence.
He was very unhappy about this neglect.
He immediately sent ten men to find the dog. His concern led directly to an effort to help.
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:
One night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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.
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: “absence”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I discover a neglected need, how quickly do I act?
Take one immediate, practical step to address a need you have overlooked.
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