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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.120
তৈল ভাঙ্গি’ সেই পথে নিজ-ঘর গিয়া ।
শুইয়া রহিলা ঘরে কপাট খিলিয়া ॥ ১২০ ॥
taila bhāṅgi’ sei pathe nija-ghara giyā
śuiyā rahilā ghare kapāṭa khiliyā
After breaking the jug, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to his residence, bolted the door and lay down.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After breaking the jug, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to his residence.
He bolted the door and lay down.
The account moves from his action in the courtyard to his withdrawal behind a closed door.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I withdraw after a difficult exchange, what do I notice about my response?
Take a quiet moment today to notice how you respond after a difficult conversation.
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