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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.149
এত বলি’ পুনঃ পুনঃ করে নমস্কার ।
তুষ্ট হঞা আই কোলে করে বার বার ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
eta bali’ punaḥ punaḥ kare namaskāra
tuṣṭa hañā āi kole kare bāra bāra
Saying this, the Lord offered obeisances to His mother again and again, and mother Śacī, being pleased, took Him again and again on her lap.
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The Lord offers obeisances to His mother again and again.
Mother Śacī is pleased by His words and gestures.
She takes Him on her lap repeatedly, responding with affection.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do my actions show respect and affection for those who care for me?
Offer a sincere gesture of respect to someone who has cared for you.
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