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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.41
এইমতে বৈষ্ণব সব নীলাচলে আইলা ।
দৈবে জগন্নাথের সে দিন জল-লীলা ॥ ৪১ ॥
ei-mate vaiṣṇava saba nīlācale āilā
daive jagannāthera se dina jala-līlā
Thus all the Vaiṣṇavas from Bengal went to Jagannātha Purī. By chance, they arrived on the day when Lord Jagannātha performs pastimes in the water.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the Vaiṣṇavas from Bengal went to Jagannātha Purī.
By chance, they arrived on the day of Lord Jagannātha’s water pastimes.
Their arrival coincided with an opportunity to see the Lord’s pastimes.
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:
The day when all the devotees arrived at Jagannātha Purī, Lord Govinda was enjoying sporting pastimes in the waters of the lake known as Narendra-sarovara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when an unexpected opportunity for devotion appears?
Make time today for one available opportunity to hear or read about the Lord’s pastimes.
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