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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.50
‘মুকুন্দ সরস্বতী’ নাম সন্ন্যাসী মহাজনে ।
এক বহির্বাস তেঁহো দিল সনাতনে ॥ ৫০ ॥
‘mukunda sarasvatī’ nāma sannyāsī mahājane
eka bahirvāsa teṅho dila sanātane
Previously, a great sannyāsī named Mukunda Sarasvatī had given Sanātana Gosvāmī an outer garment.
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A great sannyāsī named Mukunda Sarasvatī had given Sanātana Gosvāmī an outer garment.
This gift had been received before the lunch visit.
The garment’s actual source helps explain the misunderstanding that follows.
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:
There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment. When Jagadānanda returned to Jagannātha Purī, he presented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with some gifts from Sanātana Gosvāmī, and the incident of the pīlu fruit took place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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