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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.104
গোবিন্দের ঠাঞি তৈল ধরিয়া রাখিলা ।
“প্রভু-অঙ্গে দিহ’ তৈল” গোবিন্দে কহিলা ॥ ১০৪ ॥
govindera ṭhāñi taila dhariyā rākhilā
“prabhu-aṅge diha’ taila” govinde kahilā
This oil was placed in the care of Govinda, and Jagadānanda requested him, “Please rub this oil on the body of the Lord.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The oil was placed in Govinda’s care.
Jagadānanda asked Govinda to rub the oil on the Lord’s body.
His request made clear the service for which he had brought the oil.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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:
When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them. The year before, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had been sent to Śacīmātā with prasādam and cloth.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make a request for help in service both clear and courteous?
When asking for help with a small service today, explain the task simply and say “please.”
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