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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.45
ছোটপুত্রে দেখি’ প্রভু নাম পুছিলা ।
‘পরমানন্দদাস’-নাম সেন জানাইলা ॥ ৪৫ ॥
choṭa-putre dekhi’ prabhu nāma puchilā
‘paramānanda-dāsa’-nāma sena jānāilā
Lord Caitanya asked the youngest son’s name, and Śivānanda Sena informed the Lord that his name was Paramānanda dāsa.
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Lord Caitanya asked the name of Śivānanda Sena’s youngest son.
Śivānanda Sena told Him that the boy’s name was Paramānanda dāsa.
After receiving the three sons, the Lord gave the youngest this personal attention.
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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How can asking someone’s name express personal care?
When greeting someone today, take a moment to learn or remember their name.
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