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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.40
এইমত বার বার করাইহ স্মরণ ।
মোর নাম লঞা তাঁর বন্দিহ চরণ ।।” ৪০ ।। ॥ ৪০ ॥
ei-mata bāra bāra karāiha smaraṇa
mora nāma lañā tāṅra vandiha caraṇa”
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Dāmodara Paṇḍita, “Remind mother Śacī in this way again and again and worship her lotus feet in My name.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind mother Śacī of His message again and again.
The repeated reminders concern His acceptance of her offerings and His response to her love.
He also asks Dāmodara Paṇḍita to worship her lotus feet in His name.
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:
He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Why might hearing the Lord’s loving assurance again and again matter to mother Śacī?
Reread His assurance that her pure love attracts Him, remembering His request that she hear this repeatedly.
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