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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.7
নিত্য আইসে, প্রভু তারে করে মহাপ্রীত ।
যাঁহা প্রীতি তাঁহা আইসে, — বালকের রীত ॥ ৭ ॥
nitya āise, prabhu tāre kare mahā-prīta
yāṅhā prīti tāṅhā āise, — bālakera rīta
The boy came every day to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who treated him with great affection. It is the nature of any boy to go see a man who loves him.
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The boy came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu every day.
The Lord treated him with great affection.
The translation explains that it is natural for a boy to visit a man who loves 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:
A beautiful young brāhmaṇa girl in Jagannātha Purī had a very handsome son who was coming every day to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This was not very much to the liking of Dāmodara Paṇḍita, however, who therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “If You display so much love for this boy, people will doubt Your character.”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.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s affection help me understand the boy’s daily visits?
Show warm affection to someone you meet today through a kind greeting.
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