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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.50
শিবানন্দ যবে সেই বালকে মিলাইলা ।
মহাপ্রভু পাদাঙ্গুষ্ঠ তার মুখে দিলা ॥ ৫০ ॥
śivānanda yabe sei bālake milāilā
mahāprabhu pādāṅguṣṭha tāra mukhe dilā
When Śivānanda Sena introduced the child to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord put His toe in the child’s mouth.
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Śivānanda Sena introduced his child to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord put His toe in the child’s mouth, personally showing him mercy.
The purport points to a later account of further manifestations of the Lord’s mercy on Purī dāsa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord’s personal mercy toward this child?
Read the translation slowly and spend a moment reflecting on the Lord’s mercy to Purī dāsa.
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