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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.57
অন্য সন্ন্যাসীর বস্ত্র তুমি ধর শিরে ।
কোন্ ঐছে হয়, — ইহা পারে সহিবারে ?” ৫৭ ।। ॥ ৫৭ ॥
anya sannyāsīra vastra tumi dhara śire
kon aiche haya, — ihā pāre sahibāre?”
“Still, you have bound your head with a cloth given to you by another sannyāsī. Who can tolerate such behavior?”
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita objects to Sanātana Gosvāmī wearing a cloth given by another sannyāsī.
His question expresses how intolerable he finds this behavior.
Sanātana Gosvāmī’s reply recognizes these strong words as an expression of uncommon love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made another pillow and quilt from finely shredded plantain leaves, and after strongly objecting, the Lord accepted them. With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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