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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees
Antya 10.134Antya 10.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 10.135-136

মরিচের ঝাল, আর মধুরাম্ল আর ।

আদা, লবণ, লেম্বু, দুগ্ধ, দধি, খণ্ডসার ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

maricera jhāla, āra madhurāmla āra

ādā, lavaṇa, lembu, dugdha, dadhi, khaṇḍa-sāra

Translation

They offered pungent preparations made with black pepper, sweet-and-sour preparations, ginger, salty preparations, limes, milk, yogurt, sugar candy, two or four kinds of spinach, soup made with bitter melon, eggplant mixed with nimba leaves, and fried paṭola.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Care Expressed Through Varied Offerings

  1. 1

    The devotees offered many preparations, including pungent, sweet-and-sour and salty foods.

  2. 2

    Their offerings included milk, yogurt, sugar candy and several kinds of spinach.

  3. 3

    Bitter melon soup, eggplant with nimba leaves and fried paṭola were also offered. The surrounding description shows their care in preparing food according to the Lord’s taste.

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