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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.42
পূর্ববৎ প্রভু কৈলা সবার মিলন ।
স্ত্রী-সব দূর হইতে কৈলা প্রভুর দরশন ॥ ৪২ ॥
pūrvavat prabhu kailā sabāra milana
strī-saba dūra ha-ite kailā prabhura daraśana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received them all, just as He had in previous years. The women, however, saw the Lord from a distance.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received all the arriving devotees.
He welcomed them just as He had in previous years.
The women saw the Lord from a distance.
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:
Because arrangements were delayed en route and Lord Nityānanda did not have a suitable place to reside, He became somewhat disturbed. Thus He became very angry with Śivānanda Sena, who was in charge of the affairs of the party, and kicked him in loving anger.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can the Lord’s repeated welcome help you value a warm reception?
Give someone a warm, attentive welcome today.
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