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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.134
মধ্যে মধ্যে আচার্যাদি করে নিমন্ত্রণ ।
ঘরে ভাত রান্ধে আর বিবিধ ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
madhye madhye ācāryādi kare nimantraṇa
ghare bhāta rāndhe āra vividha vyañjana
From time to time, Advaita Ācārya and others would invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for home-cooked rice and varieties of vegetables.
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From time to time, Advaita Ācārya and others invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat.
They served Him home-cooked rice.
The meals also included varieties of vegetables, showing the practical care involved in feeding Him.
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:
All the Vaiṣṇavas used to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes. The Lord accepted the invitation of Caitanya dāsa, the son of Śivānanda Sena, and ate rice and yogurt there.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “served”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might preparing a home-cooked meal give you an opportunity to serve?
Help prepare rice or a vegetable dish today with the intention of offering it to the Lord.
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