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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.49
একদিন সনাতনে পণ্ডিত নিমন্ত্রিলা ।
নিত্যকৃত্য করি’ তেঁহ পাক চড়াইলা ॥ ৪৯ ॥
eka-dina sanātane paṇḍita nimantrilā
nitya-kṛtya kari’ teṅha pāka caḍāilā
One day Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, having invited Sanātana to the nearby temple for lunch, finished his routine duties and began to cook.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita invited Sanātana to the nearby temple for lunch.
He finished his routine duties before beginning to cook.
His invitation was followed by the practical work of preparing the meal.
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:
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I follow a kind invitation with practical care?
Help prepare a meal for someone today.
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