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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.44
শিবানন্দ তিনপুত্রে গোসাঞিরে মিলাইলা ।
শিবানন্দ-সম্বন্ধে সবায় বহুকৃপা কৈলা ॥ ৪৪ ॥
śivānanda tina-putre gosāñire milāilā
śivānanda-sambandhe sabāya bahu-kṛpā kailā
Śivānanda Sena introduced his three sons to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because they were his sons, the Lord showed the boys great mercy.
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Śivānanda Sena introduced his three sons to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord showed the boys great mercy.
The translation connects this mercy with their being Śivānanda Sena’s sons.
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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What touches you about the Lord’s kindness toward Śivānanda Sena’s children?
Read this verse aloud once, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s great mercy to the boys.
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