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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.111
ধরিতে ধরিতে ঘরের ভরিল এক কোণ ।
শত-জনের ভক্ষ্য যত হৈল সঞ্চয়ন ॥ ১১১ ॥
dharite dharite gharera bharila eka koṇa
śata-janera bhakṣya yata haila sañcayana
Govinda kept accumulating the food, and soon it filled a corner of the room. There was quite enough to feed at least a hundred people.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Govinda continued storing the food brought by the devotees.
The accumulated food soon filled a corner of the room.
There was enough to feed at least a hundred people, showing how much the devotees had brought.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 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:
Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet. Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I notice how many people’s contributions stand behind what I receive?
Pause before eating today to acknowledge the effort of those who provided the food.
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