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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.48
তবে মায়ের গর্ভে হয় সেই ত’ কুমার ।
শিবানন্দ ঘরে গেলে, জন্ম হৈল তার ॥ ৪৮ ॥
tabe māyera garbhe haya sei ta’ kumāra
śivānanda ghare gele, janma haila tāra
The son was in the womb of Śivānanda’s wife, and when Śivānanda returned home the son was born.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The son was still in the womb of Śivānanda’s wife when the Lord gave the naming instruction.
Śivānanda then returned home.
The son was born when Śivānanda returned, placing the Lord’s instruction before the child’s birth.
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:
As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children. Because arrangements were delayed en route and Lord Nityānanda did not have a suitable place to reside, He became somewhat disturbed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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How does knowing the sequence help you understand the Lord’s earlier instruction?
Review the sequence today: the naming instruction, Śivānanda’s return home, and the child’s birth.
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