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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.37
শিবানন্দের ভাগিনা শ্রীকান্ত-সেন নাম ।
প্রভুর কৃপাতে তেঁহো বড় ভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
śivānandera bhāginā śrīkānta-sena nāma
prabhura kṛpāte teṅho baḍa bhāgyavān
Śivānanda Sena had a nephew named Śrīkānta Sena, who by the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was extremely fortunate.
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Śrīkānta Sena was the nephew of Śivānanda Sena.
Śrīkānta Sena was extremely fortunate.
The verse identifies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s grace as the source of his good fortune.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Nevertheless, his brother, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Ācārya, discoursed upon the commentary of impersonalism (Māyāvāda).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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How does this verse invite you to think about good fortune?
Pause today to reflect on Śrīkānta Sena’s good fortune through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s grace.
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