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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.23
ঠাকুর কহে, — “ঐছে বাত্ কহিতে না যুয়ায় ।
আমি — নীচজাতি, তুমি — সুসজ্জন রায় ।।” ২৩ ।। ॥ ২৩ ॥
ṭhākura kahe, — “aiche bāt kahite nā yuyāya
āmi — nīca-jāti, tumi — susajjana rāya”
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied, “It does not befit you to ask this of me. I belong to a very low-caste family, whereas you are a respectable rich gentleman.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied that Kālidāsa’s request did not befit him.
He described his own family as very low-caste and Kālidāsa as a respectable rich gentleman.
Rather than readily accepting the honor, he emphasized the difference in their social positions.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s response show his reluctance to accept honor?
When someone honors you today, respond modestly without drawing further attention to yourself.
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