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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.64
নীলাচলে মহাপ্রভু রহে এইমতে ।
কালিদাসে মহাকৃপা কৈলা অলক্ষিতে ॥ ৬৪ ॥
nīlācale mahāprabhu rahe ei-mate
kālidāse mahā-kṛpā kailā alakṣite
In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, and He invisibly bestowed great mercy upon Kālidāsa.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala.
He bestowed great mercy upon Kālidāsa invisibly.
This closes the account of the mercy Kālidāsa received in connection with honoring Vaiṣṇavas’ food remnants.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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Take a quiet moment today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s great mercy upon Kālidāsa.
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