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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.68
প্রভু যাঁর নিত্য লয় থোড়–মোচা–ফল ।
যাঁর ফুটা–লৌহপাত্রে প্রভু পিলা জল ॥ ৬৮ ॥
prabhu yāṅra nitya laya thoḍa-mocā-phala
yāṅra phuṭā-lauhapātre prabhu pilā jala
Every day Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu jokingly snatched fruits, flowers and pulp from Śrīdhara and drank from his broken iron pot.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu joked with Śrīdhara every day.
In these playful dealings, the Lord snatched fruits, flowers and pulp from him.
The Lord also drank from Śrīdhara’s broken iron pot.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord drinking from Śrīdhara’s broken iron pot?
Read the translation slowly and spend a minute remembering the Lord’s playful dealings with Śrīdhara.
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