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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.83
রক্ত–পীতবর্ণ,—নাহি অষ্ঠি–বল্কল ।
এক জনের পেট ভরে খাইলে এক ফল ॥ ৮৩ ॥
rakta-pīta-varṇa, — nāhi aṣṭhi-valkala
eka janera peṭa bhare khāile eka phala
The fruits were all red and yellow, with no seed inside and no skin outside, and eating one fruit would immediately fill a man’s belly.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The fruits were red and yellow, with no seed inside and no skin outside.
Eating just one fruit would immediately fill a person’s belly.
In India, the best mango is red and yellow, with a very small seed, very thin skin and a satisfying taste. The mango is considered the king of all fruits.
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:
The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality. As Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Kṛṣṇa Himself assumed the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to taste Her ecstatic situation.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.
How do these fruits exceed even the qualities of an excellent mango?
Compare the fruits in the translation with the ideal mango described in the purport, noting one extraordinary difference.
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