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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.17
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি তবে সৃজিলা প্রকার ।
কদলীর শুষ্কপত্র আনিলা অপার ॥ ১৭ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñi tabe sṛjilā prakāra
kadalīra śuṣka-patra ānilā apāra
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī devised another method. First he secured a large quantity of dry banana leaves.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī devised another method for providing the Lord with bedding.
He began by securing a large quantity of dry banana leaves.
His service took a practical form: gathering simple materials that could be made useful.
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
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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
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