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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.12
গোপ-লীলায় পাইলা যেই প্রসাদ-বসনে ।
মাতারে পাঠান তাহা পুরীর বচনে ॥ ১২ ॥
gopa-līlāya pāilā yei prasāda-vasane
mātāre pāṭhāna tāhā purīra vacane
Following the order of Paramānanda Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His mother the prasāda clothing left by Lord Jagannātha after His pastimes as a cowherd boy.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu follows the order of Paramānanda Purī.
He sends His mother the prasāda clothing left by Lord Jagannātha.
The clothing had been left after Lord Jagannātha’s pastimes as a cowherd boy.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam. After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cowherd”
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How can I express care through a thoughtful devotional gift?
If prasāda is available, set aside a portion to offer to your mother or another loved one.
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