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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.124
সেই মালা, ছুটা পান প্রভু তাঁরে দিলা ।
‘ইষ্টদেব’ করি’ মালা ধরিয়া রাখিলা ॥ ১২৪ ॥
sei mālā, chuṭā pāna prabhu tāṅre dilā
‘iṣṭa-deva’ kari’ mālā dhariyā rākhilā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the garland and betel to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa, who accepted them as a worshipable Deity and preserved them very carefully.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the garland and betel to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.
Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa accepted these gifts as a worshipable Deity.
He preserved them very carefully, expressing his reverence through his care.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can your care for items used in worship express reverence?
Carefully clean or arrange one item you use in worship today.
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