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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.6
“নদীয়া চলহ, মাতারে কহিহ নমস্কার ।
আমার নামে পাদপদ্ম ধরিহ তাঁহার ॥ ৬ ॥
“nadīyā calaha, mātāre kahiha namaskāra
āmāra nāme pāda-padma dhariha tāṅhāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “Go to Nadia and offer My obeisances to My mother. Touch her lotus feet in My name.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to go to Nadia.
He asked him to offer obeisances to His mother on His behalf.
He specifically asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to touch her lotus feet in His name.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you express respect for your mother or someone who has cared for you?
Offer one clear expression of respect to your mother or a caregiver today, in person or through a message.
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