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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.82
অঙ্গে কাঁটা লাগিল, কিছু না জানিলা ! আস্তে-ব্যস্তে গোবিন্দ তাঁর পাছেতে ধাইলা ॥ ৮২ ॥
aṅge kāṅṭā lāgila, kichu nā jānilā!
āste-vyaste govinda tāṅra pāchete dhāilā
Govinda ran very quickly behind the Lord, who did not feel any pain from the pricking of the thorns.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Govinda ran very quickly behind the Lord.
Although thorns pricked the Lord’s body, He felt no pain.
Govinda’s attentive presence prepared him to intervene as the Lord approached the singer.
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:
Unaware of who was singing, He ran toward her through thorny bushes, but when Govinda informed the Lord that it was a woman singing, He immediately stopped. By this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed everyone that sannyāsīs and Vaiṣṇavas should not hear women singing.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.
How does Govinda’s quick response help you reflect on attentive service?
Notice one practical need of someone you serve today, and respond promptly.
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