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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.15
আম্র ভেট দিয়া তাঁর চরণ বন্দিলা ।
তাঁর পত্নীরে তবে নমস্কার কৈলা ॥ ১৫ ॥
āmra bheṭa diyā tāṅra caraṇa vandilā
tāṅra patnīre tabe namaskāra kailā
Kālidāsa presented the mangoes to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura and offered him respectful obeisances. Then he also offered respectful obeisances to the Ṭhākura’s wife.
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Kālidāsa presented the mangoes to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.
He offered Jhaḍu Ṭhākura respectful obeisances, accompanying his gift with personal respect.
He also offered respectful obeisances to the Ṭhākura’s wife. His respectful greeting included her.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
The mood of Antya 16 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:
Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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.
When visiting someone, do I also respectfully acknowledge their spouse?
When greeting a couple today, offer a thoughtful greeting to each person.
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