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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.105
প্রভু লেখা করে যারে — রাধিকার ‘গণ’ ।
জগতের মধ্যে ‘পাত্র’ — সাড়ে তিন জন ॥ ১০৫ ॥
prabhu lekhā kare yāre — rādhikāra ‘gaṇa’
jagatera madhye ‘pātra’ — sāḍe tina jana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted her as having formerly been an associate of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. In the entire world, three and a half people were His intimate devotees.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted Mādhavī-devī as having formerly been an associate of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
The verse states that, in the entire world, three and a half people were His intimate devotees.
The neighbouring verse includes Mādhavī-devī in this intimate circle.
Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.
The mood of Antya 2 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:
Because of this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rejected Junior Haridāsa, and despite all the requests of the Lord’s stalwart devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this incident, Junior Haridāsa went to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā and committed suicide.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s recognition deepen my appreciation of Mādhavī-devī?
Reread the description of Mādhavī-devī and reflect for a minute on her intimate devotional standing.
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