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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.127
শত-জনের ভক্ষ্য প্রভু দণ্ডেকে খাইলা ! ‘আর কিছু আছে?’ বলি’ গোবিন্দে পুছিলা ॥ ১২৭ ॥
śata-janera bhakṣya prabhu daṇḍeke khāilā!
‘āra kichu āche?’ bali’ govinde puchilā
Within a very short time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate enough for a hundred people. Then He asked Govinda, “Is there anything more left?”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate enough food for a hundred people within a very short time.
After eating this extraordinary amount, He asked Govinda whether anything more remained.
His question leads to Govinda’s report about the bags of Rāghava, which the Lord would inspect later.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
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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.
What strikes you about the Lord asking whether more food remained?
Read the Lord’s question aloud and pause to reflect on His extraordinary acceptance of food.
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