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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.58
সনাতন কহে — “সাধু পণ্ডিত-মহাশয় ! তোমা-সম চৈতন্যের প্রিয় কেহ নয় ॥ ৫৮ ॥
sanātana kahe — “sādhu paṇḍita-mahāśaya!
tomā-sama caitanyera priya keha naya
Sanātana Gosvāmī said, “My dear Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, you are a greatly learned saint. No one is dearer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu than you.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī addresses Jagadānanda Paṇḍita affectionately as “my dear.”
He honors Jagadānanda Paṇḍita as a greatly learned saint.
He declares that no one is dearer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu than Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.
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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Do I take time to recognize and appreciate devotion in others?
Offer one sincere word of appreciation to someone whose devotion you value.
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