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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.14
প্রভু কহেন, — “খাট এক আনহ পাড়িতে ।
জগদানন্দ চাহে আমায় বিষয় ভুঞ্জাইতে ॥ ১৪ ॥
prabhu kahena, — “khāṭa eka ānaha pāḍite
jagadānanda cāhe āmāya viṣaya bhuñjāite
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “You might as well bring a bedstead here for Me to lie on. Jagadānanda wants Me to enjoy material happiness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied that they might as well bring Him a bedstead.
He said that Jagadānanda wanted Him to enjoy material happiness.
In the next verse, the Lord explained that such bedding was unsuitable for Him in 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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Could a comfort I offer conflict with the recipient’s chosen discipline?
Before offering someone a convenience today, check that it supports rather than conflicts with their commitments.
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