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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 1.24
প্রভাতে কুক্কুর চাহি’ কাঁহা না পাইল ।
সকল বৈষ্ণবের মনে চমৎকার হৈল ॥ ২৪ ॥
prabhāte kukkura cāhi’ kāṅhā nā pāila
sakala vaiṣṇavera mane camatkāra haila
In the morning they looked for the dog, but it could not be found anywhere. All the Vaiṣṇavas were astonished.
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The dog still could not be found in the morning, and all the Vaiṣṇavas were astonished. The purport calls Śivānanda Sena’s attachment to the dog a great boon for the animal.
The dog appears to have been a street dog that began following the party to Jagannātha Purī. Śivānanda accepted it into his party and maintained it as he maintained the other devotees.
He paid for its river crossing, sent ten men to search when it disappeared, and fasted when they could not find it. These actions show his attachment to the dog.
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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In this verse: “party”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from Śivānanda Sena’s willingness to care for a street dog?
Offer one practical act of care to an animal or person who might otherwise be overlooked.
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