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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.60
যাহা দেখিবারে বস্ত্র মস্তকে বান্ধিল ।
সেই অপূর্ব প্রেম এই প্রত্যক্ষ দেখিল ॥ ৬০ ॥
yāhā dekhibāre vastra mastake bāndhila
sei apūrva prema ei pratyakṣa dekhila
“My purpose in binding my head with the cloth has now been fulfilled because I have personally seen your uncommon love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī says that his purpose in binding his head with the cloth has been fulfilled.
He has personally witnessed Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s uncommon love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
His response draws attention to that love rather than continuing the disagreement about the cloth.
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:
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. Once, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic upon hearing the songs of a deva-dāsī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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