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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.145
সেন কহে, — ‘যে জানিলুঁ, সেই নাম ধরিল’ ।
এত বলি’ মহাপ্রভুরে নিমন্ত্রণ কৈল ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
sena kahe, — ‘ye jāniluṅ, sei nāma dharila’
eta bali’ mahāprabhure nimantraṇa kaila
Śivānanda Sena replied, “He has kept the name that appeared to me from within.” Then he invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena said that the name kept was the one that had appeared to him from within.
He then invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.
His invitation led to an opportunity to offer the Lord prasādam.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can a simple invitation become an opportunity to serve?
Invite someone to share prasādam with you today.
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