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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.119
এত বলি’ ঘর হৈতে তৈল-কলস লঞা ।
প্রভুর আগে আঙ্গিনাতে ফেলিলা ভাঙ্গিয়া ॥ ১১৯ ॥
eta bali’ ghara haite taila-kalasa lañā
prabhura āge āṅgināte phelilā bhāṅgiyā
After saying this, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug of oil from the room and threw it down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the courtyard and broke it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After denying that he had brought oil, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug from the room.
He threw it down in the courtyard before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The jug broke, bringing their exchange about the oil to a forceful conclusion.
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:
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. The Lord tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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What helps me pause before a strong reaction becomes an action?
If you feel upset today, put down anything you are holding and pause before acting.
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