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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.128
গোবিন্দ বলে, — ‘রাঘবের ঝালি মাত্র আছে’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — ‘আজি রহু, তাহা দেখিমু পাছে’ ॥ ১২৮ ॥
govinda bale, — ‘rāghavera jhāli mātra āche’
prabhu kahe, — ‘āji rahu, tāhā dekhimu pāche’
Govinda replied, “Now there are only the bags of Rāghava.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Govinda reported that only the bags of Rāghava remained.
The Lord told him to let the bags remain that day.
He said He would see them later; setting them aside was not a refusal.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you remain patient when something you wish to offer must wait?
If a service cannot be completed immediately today, keep it ready and choose a time to return to it.
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