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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.149
শিবানন্দে কহে প্রভু, — তোমার আমাতে ।
গাঢ় অনুরাগ হয়, জানি আগে হৈতে ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
śivānande kahe prabhu, — tomāra āmāte
gāḍha anurāga haya, jāni āge haite
Then turning toward Śivānanda Sena, the Lord said, “I know that from the very beginning your affection for Me has been very great.”
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The Lord turned toward Śivānanda Sena and spoke directly to him.
He acknowledged that Śivānanda Sena’s affection for Him was very great.
The Lord said He knew this affection had been present from the very beginning.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages. They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s acknowledgment of Śivānanda Sena’s affection mean to me?
Take a quiet moment today to express your affection for the Lord in prayer.
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