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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.32

আনন্দিত শিবানন্দ করে সমাধান ।

আচার্যাদি-বৈষ্ণবেরে দিলা বাসাস্থান ॥ ৩২ ॥

ānandita śivānanda kare samādhāna

ācāryādi-vaiṣṇavere dilā vāsā-sthāna

Translation

Being very much pleased by Nityānanda Prabhu’s behavior, Śivānanda Sena began to arrange residential quarters for all the Vaiṣṇavas, headed by Advaita Ācārya.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Joy Leads to Further Service

  1. 1

    Śivānanda Sena was very pleased by Nityānanda Prabhu’s behavior.

  2. 2

    He then began arranging residential quarters for all the Vaiṣṇavas.

  3. 3

    The devotees he served were headed by Advaita Ācārya; his care extended to the whole group.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ānanditapleased
  2. śivānandaŚivānanda Sena
  3. kare samādhānabegan to arrange things
  4. ācārya-ādi-vaiṣṇavereunto all the Vaiṣṇavas, headed by Advaita Ācārya
  5. dilāgave
  6. vāsā-sthānaresidential places
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “served”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your own devotional joy lead to practical care for devotees?

Practice

Offer one small practical help toward a devotee’s comfort today.

Live this todayDevotional Joy Leads to Further ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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