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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 1.23
চাহিয়া না পাইল কুক্কুর, লোক সব আইলা ।
দুঃখী হঞা শিবানন্দ উপবাস কৈলা ॥ ২৩ ॥
cāhiyā nā pāila kukkura, loka saba āilā
duḥkhī hañā śivānanda upavāsa kailā
When the men returned without success, Śivānanda Sena became very unhappy and fasted for the night.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The men returned without finding the dog.
Śivānanda Sena became very unhappy when the search was unsuccessful.
He fasted for the night. His response shows how deeply the dog’s disappearance troubled him.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
The mood of Antya 1 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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does my concern continue when my first effort to help is unsuccessful?
Follow up on one unresolved need rather than letting an unsuccessful first attempt end your concern.
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