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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.31
তাঁরে বিদায় দিয়া ঠাকুর যদি ঘরে আইল ।
তাঁর চরণ-চিহ্ন যেই ঠাঞি পড়িল ॥ ৩১ ॥
tāṅre vidāya diyā ṭhākura yadi ghare āila
tāṅra caraṇa-cihna yei ṭhāñi paḍila
After bidding farewell to Kālidāsa, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura returned to his home, leaving the marks of his feet plainly visible in many places.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After bidding farewell to Kālidāsa, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura returns home.
The marks of his feet remain plainly visible in many places along his path.
These footprints become the focus of Kālidāsa’s next act of reverence. He honors the dust left by Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s feet.
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.
What does Kālidāsa’s attention to these footprints reveal about his regard for Jhaḍu Ṭhākura?
Pause today to reflect on the reverence shown toward Jhaḍu Ṭhākura, even after his departure.
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