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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.16
পত্নী-সহিত তেঁহো আছেন বসিয়া ।
বহু সম্মান কৈলা কালিদাসেরে দেখিয়া ॥ ১৬ ॥
patnī-sahita teṅho āchena vasiyā
bahu sammāna kailā kālidāsere dekhiyā
When Kālidāsa went to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura, he saw that saintly person sitting with his wife. As soon as Jhaḍu Ṭhākura saw Kālidāsa, he likewise offered his respectful obeisances unto him.
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Kālidāsa saw Jhaḍu Ṭhākura sitting with his wife.
The verse describes Jhaḍu Ṭhākura as a saintly person.
As soon as Jhaḍu Ṭhākura saw Kālidāsa, he likewise offered respectful obeisances. Their meeting was marked by mutual respect.
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.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saintly”
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.
Am I ready to offer respect promptly, rather than waiting to receive it?
Take the initiative to greet a devotee respectfully today.
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