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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.72
প্রভুর চরণ বন্দি’ সবারে মিলিলা ।
মহাপ্রভু তাঁরে দৃঢ় আলিঙ্গন কৈলা ॥ ৭২ ॥
prabhura caraṇa vandi’ sabāre mililā
mahāprabhu tāṅre dṛḍha āliṅgana kailā
After offering prayers at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita greeted everyone. Then the Lord embraced Jagadānanda very strongly.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita first offered prayers at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
After offering prayers, he greeted everyone.
The Lord then embraced Jagadānanda very strongly. Their reunion expressed both reverence and affection.
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:
By this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed everyone that sannyāsīs and Vaiṣṇavas should not hear women singing. When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita.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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I bring both respect and warmth into my greetings?
Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then greet those around you with care.
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