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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.51
শিবানন্দের ভাগ্যসিন্ধু কে পাইবে পার ? যাঁর সব গোষ্ঠীকে প্রভু কহে ‘আপনার’ ॥ ৫১ ॥
śivānandera bhāgya-sindhu ke pāibe pāra?
yāṅra saba goṣṭhīke prabhu kahe ‘āpanāra’
No one can cross over the ocean of Śivānanda Sena’s good fortune, for the Lord considered Śivānanda’s whole family His own.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena’s good fortune is described as an ocean that no one can cross.
The Lord considered Śivānanda’s whole family His own.
The surrounding account shows this care reaching both Śivānanda’s wife and his children.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s acceptance of the whole family deepen your appreciation of His care?
Pause today to appreciate the Lord’s affection for Śivānanda Sena’s whole family.
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