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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.114
পুনরপি একবার আসিহ নীলাচলে ।” এত বলি’ কণ্ঠ-মালা দিলা তাঁর গলে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
punarapi eka-bāra āsiha nīlācale”
eta bali’ kaṇṭha-mālā dilā tāṅra gale
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concluded, “Come again to Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī].” After saying this, the Lord put His own neck beads on Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s neck.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to come again to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī.
After giving this invitation, the Lord placed His own neck beads around Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s neck.
The instruction to serve and study at home came with an invitation to return. This farewell included both guidance and a personal gift from the Lord.
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:
When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita. Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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What stands out to me about the Lord’s care for Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa?
Take a quiet minute to remember the Lord’s invitation and His gift of His own neck beads.
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