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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.56
“তুমি মহাপ্রভুর হও পার্ষদ-প্রধান ।
তোমা-সম মহাপ্রভুর প্রিয় নাহি আন ॥ ৫৬ ॥
“tumi mahāprabhura hao pārṣada-pradhāna
tomā-sama mahāprabhura priya nāhi āna
“You are one of the chief associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Indeed, no one is dearer to Him than you.
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Jagadānanda addressed Sanātana as one of the chief associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He declared that no one was dearer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu than Sanātana.
Even in this tense exchange, his words acknowledged Sanātana’s deeply cherished relationship with the Lord.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I remember someone’s devotional standing even during a disagreement?
Take a moment today to reflect on Sanātana’s dearness to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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