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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.10
শয়নের কালে স্বরূপ তাহাঁই রহিলা ।
তূলী-বালিস দেখি’ প্রভু ক্রোধাবিষ্ট হইলা ॥ ১০ ॥
śayanera kāle svarūpa tāhāṅi rahilā
tūlī-bālisa dekhi’ prabhu krodhāviṣṭa ha-ilā
When it was time for the Lord to go to bed, Svarūpa Dāmodara stayed nearby, but when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the quilt and pillow, He was immediately very angry.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara stayed nearby when it was time for the Lord to go to bed.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very angry as soon as He saw the quilt and pillow.
The surrounding verses explain His refusal through His commitment to the renounced order.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made another pillow and quilt from finely shredded plantain leaves, and after strongly objecting, the Lord accepted them. With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I assume that what seems comfortable to me must be welcome to someone else?
When offering help today, pause to consider the recipient’s commitments and preferences.
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