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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.30
তারে নমস্করি’ কালিদাস বিদায় মাগিলা ।
ঝড়ু-ঠাকুর তবে তাঁর অনুব্রজি’ আইলা ॥ ৩০ ॥
tāre namaskari’ kālidāsa vidāya māgilā
jhaḍu-ṭhākura tabe tāṅra anuvraji’ āilā
Kālidāsa again offered his obeisances to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura and asked his permission to go. The saint Jhaḍu Ṭhākura followed him as he left.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa again offers obeisances to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. His actions continue to express respect for the saint.
Before leaving, Kālidāsa asks Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s permission to go.
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura follows Kālidāsa as he leaves. Their farewell includes both respectful words and personal attention.
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.
How can my ordinary greetings and farewells express sincere respect?
When taking leave of someone today, pause to offer a warm and respectful farewell.
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