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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.25
আনন্দিত হৈলা শিবাই পাদপ্রহার পাঞা ।
শীঘ্র বাসা-ঘর কৈলা গৌড়-ঘরে গিয়া ॥ ২৫ ॥
ānandita hailā śivāi pāda-prahāra pāñā
śīghra vāsā-ghara kailā gauḍa-ghare giyā
Very pleased at being kicked, Śivānanda Sena quickly arranged for a milkman’s house to be the Lord’s residence.
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Śivānanda Sena was very pleased at being kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu.
He quickly arranged for a milkman’s house to serve as the Lord’s residence.
His pleasure found expression in practical service: providing the Lord with a place to stay.
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you express your gratitude through a practical act of service?
Prepare a clean, comfortable place for someone to sit or rest today.
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