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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.48
সর্বজ্ঞ-শিরোমণি চৈতন্য ঈশ্বর ।
বৈষ্ণবে তাঁহার বিশ্বাস, জানেন অন্তর ॥ ৪৮ ॥
sarvajña-śiromaṇi caitanya īśvara
vaiṣṇave tāṅhāra viśvāsa, jānena antara
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the most exalted, omniscient Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He knew that Kālidāsa, in the core of his heart, had full faith in Vaiṣṇavas.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the most exalted Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He is omniscient, and therefore He knew what was in Kālidāsa’s heart.
Kālidāsa had full faith in Vaiṣṇavas in the core of his heart.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kālidāsa’s heartfelt faith in Vaiṣṇavas invite you to examine in yourself?
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on your faith in Vaiṣṇavas and remember that the Lord knows the heart.
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