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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.129
আর দিন প্রভু যদি নিভৃতে ভোজন কৈলা ।
রাঘবের ঝালি খুলি’ সকল দেখিলা ॥ ১২৯ ॥
āra dina prabhu yadi nibhṛte bhojana kailā
rāghavera jhāli khuli’ sakala dekhilā
The next day, while taking His lunch in a secluded place, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the bags of Rāghava and inspected their contents one after another.
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The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His lunch in a secluded place.
During lunch, He opened the bags of Rāghava.
He inspected their contents one after another, giving attention to the individual preparations.
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.
What can you learn from the Lord’s attention to each preparation?
At one meal today, pause to notice the individual preparations rather than rushing through them.
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