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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.112
শুনি’ প্রভু কহে কিছু সক্রোধ বচন ।
মর্দনিয়া এক রাখ করিতে মর্দন ! ১১২ ।। ॥ ১১২ ॥
śuni’ prabhu kahe kichu sakrodha vacana
mardaniyā eka rākha karite mardana!
When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord responded angrily when He heard the renewed request.
He asked, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me?”
In context, His question challenged the proposal of bodily comfort rather than requesting a masseur.
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:
This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head. The Lord, however, would not accept the oil, and because of His refusal, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita broke the pot in front of Him and began to fast.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can an offer of comfort conflict with the commitments of the person I wish to serve?
Before offering help today, check that it supports the person’s commitments rather than your own preference.
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