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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.27
মাতারে কহিহ মোর কোটী নমস্কারে ।
মোর সুখ-কথা কহি’ সুখ দিহ’ তাঁরে ॥ ২৭ ॥
mātāre kahiha mora koṭī namaskāre
mora sukha-kathā kahi’ sukha diha’ tāṅre
“Offer My mother millions of My obeisances. Please speak to her about My happiness here and thus give her happiness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks the messenger to offer His mother millions of His obeisances.
He wants His mother to hear about His happiness where He is staying.
The message is meant to give her happiness, joining deep respect with affectionate reassurance.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī. He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Who might feel reassured by hearing sincere news of your well-being?
Send a parent or someone who cares for you a respectful message sharing one happy piece of news.
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