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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.123
চৌদ্দ-হাত জগন্নাথের তুলসীর মালা ।
ছুটা-পান-বিড়া মহোৎসবে পাঞাছিলা ॥ ১২৩ ॥
caudda-hāta jagannāthera tulasīra mālā
chuṭā-pāna-viḍā mahotsave pāñāchilā
At a festival Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had been given some unspiced betel and a garland of tulasī leaves fourteen cubits long. The garland had been worn by Lord Jagannātha.
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At a festival, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some unspiced betel.
He also received a garland of tulasī leaves fourteen cubits long.
Lord Jagannātha had worn the garland that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu later gave to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.
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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In this verse: “festival”
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How does knowing that Lord Jagannātha wore the garland shape your understanding of its value?
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