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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.9
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞিকে কহে জগদানন্দ ।
‘আজি আপনে যাঞা প্রভুরে করাইহ শয়ন’ ॥ ৯ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñike kahe jagadānanda
‘āji āpane yāñā prabhure karāiha śayana’
Jagadānanda said to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, “Today please personally persuade Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to lie down on the bed.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Jagadānanda asked Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to speak personally to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He wanted Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to persuade the Lord to lie down on the bed that day.
His request expressed concern for the Lord’s rest, although the Lord would not accept the bedding.
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:
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made another pillow and quilt from finely shredded plantain leaves, and after strongly objecting, the Lord accepted them. With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī.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 can I offer care while remaining ready to respect another person’s wishes?
Before arranging a comfort for someone today, ask whether they would welcome it.
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