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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.59
মুকুন্দার মাতার নাম শুনি’ প্রভু সঙ্কোচ হৈলা ।
তথাপি তাহার প্রীতে কিছু না বলিলা ॥ ৫৯ ॥
mukundāra mātāra nāma śuni’ prabhu saṅkoca hailā
tathāpi tāhāra prīte kichu nā balilā
Hearing the name of Mukundāra Mātā, Lord Caitanya hesitated, but because of affection for Parameśvara, He did not say anything.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The purport explains that a sannyāsī is restricted from even hearing a woman’s name. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu followed His vow very strictly.
Parameśvara mentioned that his wife, Mukundāra Mātā, had come with him. The Lord hesitated, but out of affection for Parameśvara He said nothing.
The Lord had known Parameśvara Modaka since childhood. This familiarity meant that Parameśvara did not think twice before mentioning his wife’s arrival.
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:
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 can you respect another person’s vows even when you know them well?
Before speaking with someone today, pause to consider any commitments or boundaries they observe.
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