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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.142
শিবানন্দ-সেনের শুন নিমন্ত্রণাখ্যান ।
শিবানন্দের বড়-পুত্রের ‘চৈতন্যদাস’ নাম ॥ ১৪২ ॥
śivānanda-senera śuna nimantraṇākhyāna
śivānandera baḍa-putrera ‘caitanya-dāsa’ nāma
Now hear about the invitation Śivānanda Sena extended to the Lord. His eldest son was named Caitanya dāsa.
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The account now turns to the invitation Śivānanda Sena extended to the Lord.
The reader is asked to hear about this invitation.
Śivānanda Sena’s eldest son was named Caitanya dāsa. The next verse describes his introduction to the Lord.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 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:
All the Vaiṣṇavas used to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes. The Lord accepted the invitation of Caitanya dāsa, the son of Śivānanda Sena, and ate rice and yogurt there.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Read this verse slowly and recall the relationship between Śivānanda Sena and Caitanya dāsa.
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