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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.123
কুলীনগ্রামের এই আগে দেখ যত ।
খণ্ডবাসী লোকের এই দেখ তত ।।” ১২৩ ।। ॥ ১২৩ ॥
kulīna-grāmera ei āge dekha yata
khaṇḍa-vāsī lokera ei dekha tata”
“Here are the preparations made by the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, and these have been made by the inhabitants of Khaṇḍa.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma made preparations for the Lord.
The inhabitants of Khaṇḍa also made preparations.
Govinda distinguished the gifts from each place as he presented them.
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:
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. Govinda induced the Lord to eat all the food delivered by the devotees of Bengal for His service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice when the contributions of whole communities are acknowledged?
Acknowledge a group whose shared effort has provided something you use today.
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