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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.18
সবে গিয়া রহিলা গ্রাম-ভিতর বৃক্ষতলে ।
শিবানন্দ বিনা বাসস্থান নাহি মিলে ॥ ১৮ ॥
sabe giyā rahilā grāma-bhitara vṛkṣa-tale
śivānanda vinā vāsa-sthāna nāhi mile
The party went into a village and waited beneath a tree because no one but Śivānanda Sena could arrange for their residential quarters.
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The devotees entered a village and waited beneath a tree.
No one but Śivānanda Sena could arrange their residential quarters.
While he was occupied with the taxes, the party had to wait for shelter.
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:
Thus He became very angry with Śivānanda Sena, who was in charge of the affairs of the party, and kicked him in loving anger. Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “party”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I notice the work of those who arrange basic necessities for others?
Thank someone who helps arrange meals, accommodation, or travel.
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