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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.109
জগন্নাথে দেহ’ তৈল, — দীপ যেন জ্বলে ।
তার পরিশ্রম হৈব পরম-সফলে ।।” ১০৯ ।। ॥ ১০৯ ॥
jagannāthe deha’ taila, — dīpa yena jvale
tāra pariśrama haiba parama-saphale”
“Deliver this oil to the temple of Jagannātha, where it may be burned in the lamps. In this way, Jagadānanda’s labor in manufacturing the oil will be perfectly successful.”
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The Lord instructed that the oil be delivered to the temple of Jagannātha.
There it could be burned in the lamps rather than used on His body.
The Lord said this use would make Jagadānanda’s labor in manufacturing the oil perfectly successful.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The year before, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had been sent to Śacīmātā with prasādam and cloth. This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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In this verse: “deliver”, “delivered”
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