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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.28
‘নিরন্তর নিজ-কথা তোমারে শুনাইতে ।
এই লাগি’ প্রভু মোরে পাঠাইলা ইহাঁতে’ ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘nirantara nija-kathā tomāre śunāite
ei lāgi’ prabhu more pāṭhāilā ihāṅte’
“Tell her that I sent you to inform her of My personal activities so that she may share in My happiness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The messenger should explain that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself sent him.
His task is to tell the Lord’s mother about His personal activities.
By hearing this news, she can share in His happiness even while apart from Him.
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.
How might sharing a simple detail of your day help someone feel included in your happiness?
Tell someone who is away from you about one meaningful activity from your day.
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