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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.13
রাঘব-পণ্ডিত চলে ঝালি সাজাইয়া ।
দময়ন্তী যত দ্রব্য দিয়াছে করিয়া ॥ ১৩ ॥
rāghava-paṇḍita cale jhāli sājāiyā
damayantī yata dravya diyāche kariyā
Rāghava Paṇḍita came with bags full of food prepared very nicely by his sister, Damayantī.
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Rāghava Paṇḍita came with bags full of food.
His sister, Damayantī, had prepared the food very nicely.
The following verse explains that these preparations were made for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
The food had been cooked by his sister, Damayantī, who then packed it in bags ( jhāli ). Thus the stock of food was generally known as rāghavera jhāli, “the bags of Rāghava . ” Makaradhvaja Kara, an inhabitant of Pānihāṭi who accompanied Rāghava Paṇḍita, was the secretary in charge of accounting for the rāghavera jhāli .Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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What can you learn from Damayantī’s careful preparation and Rāghava Paṇḍita’s carrying of the food?
Help with one small task of preparing or carrying food today, giving it careful attention.
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