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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.158
এই ত’ কহিলুঁ প্রভুর ভিক্ষা-নিমন্ত্রণ ।
ভক্ত-দত্ত বস্তু যৈছে কৈলা আস্বাদন ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
ei ta’ kahiluṅ prabhura bhikṣā-nimantraṇa
bhakta-datta vastu yaiche kailā āsvādana
Thus I have described how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted invitations and how He accepted and tasted the prasādam offered by His devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The narrator summarizes how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted invitations.
The account also describes His acceptance of prasādam offered by His devotees.
He tasted their offerings; the narration includes both the devotees’ service and the Lord’s acceptance.
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
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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: “offered”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord accepting what His devotees offered?
Reread one invitation in this batch and pause to remember the Lord’s acceptance.
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