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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.120
আচার্যরত্নের এই সব উপহার ।
আচার্যনিধির এই, অনেক প্রকার ॥ ১২০ ॥
ācāryaratnera ei saba upahāra
ācāryanidhira ei, aneka prakāra
“All these are gifts of Ācāryaratna, and these varieties of gifts are from Ācāryanidhi.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Govinda identified one group of gifts as coming from Ācāryaratna.
He identified other varieties of gifts as coming from Ācāryanidhi.
The gifts were presented to the Lord with their givers’ names, rather than as an unnamed collection.
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:
Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam. From the character of Govinda it is to be learned that we may sometimes commit offenses for the service of the Lord, but not for sense gratification.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 take care to acknowledge each person’s contribution?
Thank one person today for a specific contribution they made.
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