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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.74
দেহমাত্র ধন তোমায় কৈলুঁ সমর্পণ ।
তাহাঁ বিকাই, যাহাঁ বেচিতে তোমার মন ।।” ৭৪ ।। ॥ ৭৪ ॥
deha-mātra dhana tomāya kailuṅ samarpaṇa
tāhāṅ vikāi, yāhāṅ vecite tomāra mana”
“I have only this body, and therefore I surrender it unto you. Now, if you wish, you may sell it anywhere you like. It is your property.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that He has only His body, and He surrenders it to His devotees.
He tells them that they may sell it anywhere they wish. His words express a complete offering of Himself.
By saying, “It is your property,” the Lord reveals His deep affection for His devotees.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrender”, “surrenders”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord offering Himself so completely to His devotees?
Read the Lord’s words slowly today, pausing over “It is your property.”
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