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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.11
গোবিন্দেরে পুছেন, — ‘ইহা করাইল কোন্ জন ?’ জগদানন্দের নাম শুনি’ সঙ্কোচ হৈল মন ॥ ১১ ॥
govindere puchena, — ‘ihā karāila kon jana?’
jagadānandera nāma śuni’ saṅkoca haila mana
The Lord inquired from Govinda, “Who has made this?” When Govinda named Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was somewhat fearful.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Govinda who had made the bedding.
Govinda named Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.
On hearing that name, the Lord became somewhat fearful. Later in the exchange, Svarūpa Dāmodara spoke of the unhappiness Jagadānanda would feel if the bedding were refused.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thinking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was uncomfortable sleeping on bark of plantain trees, Jagadānanda made a pillow and quilt for Him. The Lord, however, did not accept them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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