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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.5
কলার শরলাতে, শয়ন, অতি ক্ষীণ কায় ।
শরলাতে হাড় লাগে, ব্যথা হয় গায় ॥ ৫ ॥
kalāra śaralāte, śayana, ati kṣīṇa kāya
śaralāte hāḍa lāge, vyathā haya gāya
Because He was very thin, when He lay down to rest on the dry bark of plantain trees, it caused Him pain in His bones.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s body had become very thin.
He lay down to rest on the dry bark of plantain trees.
Because of His thinness, resting on this bark caused pain in His bones.
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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this detail help you understand the devotees’ concern for the Lord?
Pause over this description of the Lord’s discomfort and reflect on the devotees’ concern.
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