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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.26

প্রভু প্রীতে তাঁর গমন না করেন অঙ্গীকার ।

তেঁহো প্রভুর ঠাঞি আজ্ঞা মাগে বার বার ॥ ২৬ ॥

prabhu prīte tāṅra gamana nā karena aṅgīkāra

teṅho prabhura ṭhāñi ājñā māge bāra bāra

Translation

Because of affection for Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not permit him to depart, but Jagadānanda Paṇḍita repeatedly insisted that the Lord give him permission to go.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection Behind the Lord’s Refusal

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not permit Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to depart.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s refusal arose from His affection for Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

  3. 3

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita repeatedly insisted that the Lord give him permission to go.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. prīteout of affection
  3. tāṅrahis
  4. gamanadeparture
  5. nā karena aṅgīkāradoes not accept
  6. teṅhohe
  7. prabhura ṭhāñifrom Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. ājñāpermission
  9. māgebegs
  10. bāra bāraagain and again
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I consider that someone’s reluctance to let me go may come from affection?

Practice

Take a moment today to acknowledge the affection of someone who wants your company.

Live this todayAffection Behind the Lord’s RefusalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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