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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.153
গদাধর-পণ্ডিত, ভট্টাচার্য সার্বভৌম ।
ইঁহা সবার আছে ভিক্ষার দিবস-নিয়ম ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
gadādhara-paṇḍita, bhaṭṭācārya sārvabhauma
iṅhā sabāra āche bhikṣāra divasa-niyama
Every month Gadādhara Paṇḍita and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had fixed dates on which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would accept their invitations.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya each had fixed dates for inviting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
These invitations took place every month, giving their service a regular place in their lives.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted their invitations, just as He accepted food offered by other devotees in this account.
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:
Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam. From the character of Govinda it is to be learned that we may sometimes commit offenses for the service of the Lord, but not for sense gratification.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: “service”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you give devotional service a regular place in your schedule?
Set aside one fixed time today to read about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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