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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.35
“চৈতন্যের পারিষদ মোর মাতুলের খ্যাতি ।
‘ঠাকুরালী’ করেন গোসাঞি, তাঁরে মারে লাথি” ॥ ৩৫ ॥
“caitanyera pāriṣada mora mātulera khyāti
‘ṭhākurālī’ karena gosāñi, tāṅre māre lāthi”
“My uncle is well known as one of the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but Lord Nityānanda Prabhu asserts His superiority by kicking him.”
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Śrīkānta described his uncle as a well-known associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He understood Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s kick as an assertion of superiority over his uncle.
His complaint contrasts with the preceding explanation that Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s action was actually beneficial.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
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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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In this verse: “associates”, “associate”
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