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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.101
তোমার কি কথা, তোমার গ্রামের কুক্কুর ।
সেহ মোর প্রিয়, অন্যজন রহু দূর ॥ ১০১ ॥
tomāra ki kathā, tomāra grāmera kukkura
sei mora priya, anya-jana rahu dūra
“To say nothing of you, even a dog living in your village is very dear to Me. What, then, to speak of others?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord said that even a dog living in their village was very dear to Him.
His words expressed affection that included even an animal in the village.
By this comparison, He emphasized how dear the people themselves were to Him.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
Then the Lord and His devotees observed Vijayā-daśamī, the day of victory when Lord Rāmacandra conquered Laṅkā. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this expression of affection broaden my regard for others?
Treat an animal you encounter today with gentle consideration.
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