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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.84
দেখিয়া সন্তুষ্ট হৈলা শচীর নন্দন ।
সবাকে খাওয়াল আগে করিয়া ভক্ষণ ॥ ৮৪ ॥
dekhiyā santuṣṭa hailā śacīra nandana
sabāke khāoyāla āge kariyā bhakṣaṇa
Seeing the quality of the mangoes, the Lord was greatly satisfied, and thus after eating first, He fed all the other devotees.
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The Lord was greatly satisfied to see the quality of the mangoes.
He first ate the mangoes Himself.
After eating, He fed all the other devotees.
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:
To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.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 can you give thoughtful attention to feeding others?
Today, serve someone a portion of food with care.
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