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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.20
তবে শুক্লাম্বরের কৈল তণ্ডুল ভক্ষণ ।
‘হরের্নাম’ শ্লোকের কৈল অর্থ বিবরণ ॥ ২০ ॥
tabe śuklāmbarera kaila taṇḍula-bhakṣaṇa
‘harer nāma’ ślokera kaila artha vivaraṇa
After this incident the Lord ate raw rice given by Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī and explained very elaborately the import of the “harer nāma” śloka mentioned in the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī lived in Navadvīpa on the bank of the Ganges. He approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with a begging bag containing rice while the Lord danced in ecstasy.
The Lord was so pleased with His devotee that He immediately snatched the bag and ate the raw rice. No one stopped Him, and He finished the entire supply.
The Lord also explained in great detail the meaning of the “harer nāma” śloka from the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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:
Vivid descriptions of some portions of His pastimes are seen in this chapter, however, because Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not elaborately described them. In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord being so pleased with Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī?
Read the description of the Lord accepting the rice, and pause to reflect on His pleasure in His devotee.
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