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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.69
নিত্যানন্দে আজ্ঞা দিলুঁ গৌড়েতে রহিতে ।
আজ্ঞা লঙ্ঘি’ আইলা, কি পারি বলিতে ? ৬৯ ।। ॥ ৬৯ ॥
nityānande ājñā diluṅ gauḍete rahite
ājñā laṅghi’ āilā, ki pāri balite?
“I ordered Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu not to leave Bengal, but He has transgressed My order and come to see Me. What can I say?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had ordered Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu not to leave Bengal.
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu nevertheless came to see Him, transgressing that order.
The Lord said, “What can I say?” amid His affectionate words about the devotees' visits.
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:
Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company. He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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What do these words help me appreciate about the affection surrounding this visit?
Reread the Lord's words alongside His statement that He enjoys the devotees' company.
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