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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.16
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি আসি’ পণ্ডিতে কহিলা ।
শুনি’ জগদানন্দ মনে মহাদুঃখ পাইলা ॥ ১৬ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñi āsi’ paṇḍite kahilā
śuni’ jagadānanda mane mahā-duḥkha pāilā
When Svarūpa Dāmodara returned and related all these incidents, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita felt very unhappy.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara returned and related all that had happened.
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita felt very unhappy on hearing the account.
His unhappiness was what Svarūpa Dāmodara had anticipated when appealing to the Lord to accept the bedding.
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:
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made another pillow and quilt from finely shredded plantain leaves, and after strongly objecting, the Lord accepted them. With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī.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 do I respond when an act of care I offer is not accepted?
If an offer of help is declined today, acknowledge your disappointment without pressing the person to accept.
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