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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.108
প্রভু কহে, — “সন্ন্যাসীর নাহি তৈলে অধিকার ।
তাহাতে সুগন্ধি তৈল, — পরম ধিক্কার ! ১০৮ ।। ॥ ১০৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “sannyāsīra nāhi taile adhikāra
tāhāte sugandhi taila, — parama dhikkāra!
The Lord replied, “A sannyāsī has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately.”
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The Lord said that a sannyāsī has no use for oil.
He especially rejected perfumed oil such as the oil offered to Him.
His instruction was direct: the oil should be taken out immediately.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s firm refusal teach me about honoring spiritual commitments?
Identify one unnecessary comfort you can set aside today to honor a spiritual commitment.
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