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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.7
সূক্ষ্ম বস্ত্র আনি’ গৈরিক দিয়া রাঙ্গাইলা ।
শিমুলীর তূলা দিয়া তাহা পুরাইলা ॥ ৭ ॥
sūkṣma vastra āni’ gaurika diyā rāṅgāilā
śimulīra tūlā diyā tāhā pūrāilā
He acquired some fine cloth and colored it with red oxide. Then he filled it with cotton from a śimula tree.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita acquired fine cloth for the bedding he was preparing.
He colored the cloth with red oxide.
He filled it with cotton from a śimula tree, preparing a remedy for the Lord’s discomfort.
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:
Thinking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was uncomfortable sleeping on bark of plantain trees, Jagadānanda made a pillow and quilt for Him. The Lord, however, did not accept them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from the attention Jagadānanda Paṇḍita gave to this practical task?
Give careful attention to one small task that makes someone more comfortable today.
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