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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.68
প্রভু-পাদতলে শঙ্কর করেন শয়ন ।
প্রভু তাঁর উপর করেন পাদ-প্রসারণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
prabhu-pāda-tale śaṅkara karena śayana
prabhu tāṅra upara karena pāda-prasāraṇa
Thus Śaṅkara Paṇḍita lay at the feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord placed His legs upon Śaṅkara’s body.
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Śaṅkara Paṇḍita lay at the feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord placed His legs upon Śaṅkara’s body.
The arrangement described by the devotees became a direct, personal service to the Lord.
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:
To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord. This chapter further describes how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the Jagannātha-vallabha garden during the full-moon night of Vaiśākha (April-May) and experienced various transcendental ecstasies.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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What do I appreciate about Śaṅkara’s simple, personal service?
Spend a moment reflecting on Śaṅkara’s service at the Lord’s feet.
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