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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.9
আর দিন সেই বালক প্রভুস্থানে আইলা ।
গোসাঞি তারে প্রীতি করি’ বার্তা পুছিলা ॥ ৯ ॥
āra dina sei bālaka prabhu-sthāne āilā
gosāñi tāre prīti kari’ vārtā puchilā
One day when the boy came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord very affectionately inquired from him about all kinds of news.
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One day, the boy came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord asked him about all kinds of news.
His inquiries were very affectionate, continuing the warmth shown toward the boy in the preceding verses.
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:
Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha. On another occasion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once inquired from Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was known as Brahma Haridāsa, how the yavanas, or persons bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga .Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can the way I ask about someone’s life convey genuine affection?
Ask someone how they are doing today, with warmth and attention to their reply.
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