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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.56
প্রভু-বিষয়ে স্নেহ তার বালক-কাল হৈতে ।
সে বৎসর সেহ আইল প্রভুরে দেখিতে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
prabhu-viṣaye sneha tāra bālaka-kāla haite
se vatsara seha āila prabhure dekhite
Parameśvara Modaka had been affectionate toward the Lord since His childhood, and he was one of those who came that year to see the Lord at Jagannātha Purī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Parameśvara Modaka had been affectionate toward the Lord since His childhood.
His affection continued beyond the Lord’s childhood visits to his home.
He was among those who came that year to see the Lord at Jagannātha Purī.
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.
How do you make time to maintain relationships marked by longstanding affection?
Reach out today to someone for whom you have felt affection for a long time.
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