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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.31
শুনি’ নিত্যানন্দপ্রভুর আনন্দিত মন ।
উঠি’ শিবানন্দে কৈলা প্রেম-আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৩১ ॥
śuni’ nityānanda-prabhura ānandita mana
uṭhi’ śivānande kailā prema-āliṅgana
When Lord Nityānanda heard this, He was very happy. He rose and embraced Śivānanda Sena in great love.
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Lord Nityānanda heard Śivānanda Sena’s words and became very happy.
He rose and embraced Śivānanda Sena.
The embrace expressed the Lord’s great love for His servant.
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:
Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company. He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived.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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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: “servant”
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What does Nityānanda Prabhu’s loving response help you appreciate about this exchange?
Reread this verse slowly, taking a moment to reflect on the Lord’s happiness and love.
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