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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.49
প্রভু-আজ্ঞায় ধরিলা নাম — ‘পরমানন্দ-দাস’ ।
‘পুরীদাস’ করি’ প্রভু করেন উপহাস ॥ ৪৯ ॥
prabhu-ājñāya dharilā nāma — ‘paramānanda-dāsa’
‘purī-dāsa’ kari’ prabhu karena upahāsa
The child was named Paramānanda dāsa in accordance with the Lord’s order, and the Lord jokingly called him Purī dāsa.
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The child was named Paramānanda dāsa.
The translation states that this naming was in accordance with the Lord’s order.
The Lord jokingly called the child Purī dāsa, showing a playful manner in His dealings with him.
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:
That year a devotee named Parameśvara dāsa Modaka also went with his family to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The devotees often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them.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.
What do you appreciate about the Lord’s playful way of addressing the child?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the Lord jokingly calling the child Purī dāsa.
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