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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.148
নিত্যানন্দে কহে প্রভু, — “দেহ মোর দণ্ড” ।
নিত্যানন্দ বলে, — “দণ্ড হৈল তিন খণ্ড ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
nityānande kahe prabhu, — deha mora daṇḍa
nityānanda bale, — daṇḍa haila tina khaṇḍa
When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu had thus regained external consciousness, He asked Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, “Please return My staff.”
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu had regained external consciousness.
He asked Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, “Please return My staff.”
Nityānanda Prabhu replied that the staff had been broken into three parts.
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Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
However, Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhārgī River at a place known as Āṭhāranālā. Being angry at not getting His staff back, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the company of Nityānanda Prabhu and went alone to see the Jagannātha temple.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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What contrast do you notice between the Lord’s request and Nityānanda Prabhu’s reply?
Read the request and reply aloud once, noting what the Lord asked for and what He learned.
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