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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.85
অষ্ঠি–বল্কল নাহি,—অমৃত–রসময় ।
এক ফল খাইলে রসে উদর পূরয় ॥ ৮৫ ॥
aṣṭhi-valkala nāhi, — amṛta-rasamaya
eka phala khāile rase udara pūraya
The fruits had no seeds or skins. They were full of nectarean juice and were so sweet that a man would be fully satisfied by eating only one.
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The fruits had neither seeds nor skins.
They were full of nectarean juice and were very sweet.
Eating only one fruit could fully satisfy a person.
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
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What strikes you about the complete satisfaction these fruits gave?
Read the description slowly, pausing to notice each quality of the fruits.
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