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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.14
নানা অপূর্ব ভক্ষ্যদ্রব্য প্রভুর যোগ্য ভোগ ।
বৎসরেক প্রভু যাহা করেন উপযোগ ॥ ১৪ ॥
nānā apūrva bhakṣya-dravya prabhura yogya bhoga
vatsareka prabhu yāhā karena upayoga
Damayantī made varieties of unparalleled food just suitable for Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat. The Lord ate it continually for one year.
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Damayantī made varieties of unparalleled food for Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Her preparations were just suitable for Him to eat.
The Lord ate these preparations continually for one year.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could considering the recipient’s needs improve the care you put into a service?
Before preparing food today, pause to consider what would be suitable for the person receiving it.
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