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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.53
শিবানন্দের ‘প্রকৃতি’, পুত্র — যাবৎ এথায় ।
আমার অবশেষ-পাত্র তারা যেন পায় ।।” ৫৩ ॥ ৫৩ ॥
“śivānandera ‘prakṛti’, putra — yāvat ethāya
āmāra avaśeṣa-pātra tārā yena pāya”
“As long as Śivānanda Sena’s wife and children stay in Jagannātha Purī,” He said, “they must be given the remnants of My food.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord ordered that Śivānanda Sena’s wife and children receive the remnants of His food.
This arrangement was to continue throughout their stay in Jagannātha Purī.
His instruction gave practical expression to His acceptance of Śivānanda’s family as His own.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord arranging care for the family’s entire stay?
Make one specific arrangement today to help someone with a meal.
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