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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.153
জগদানন্দের সৌভাগ্যের কে কহিবে সীমা ? জগদানন্দের সৌভাগ্যের তেঁহ সে উপমা ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
jagadānandera saubhāgyera ke kahibe sīmā?
jagadānandera saubhāgyera teṅha se upamā
Who can estimate the limit of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s fortune? He himself is the example of his own great fortune.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse asks who can estimate the limit of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s fortune.
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita himself is the example of his own great fortune.
The preceding affectionate exchanges with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu show the fortune being praised.
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 tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita became so pleased when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted his cooking that he broke his 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.
What do these loving exchanges help you appreciate about Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s fortune?
Write down one detail from this batch that shows Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s great fortune.
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