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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.22
ধনিয়া-মৌহরীর তণ্ডুল গুণ্ডা করিয়া ।
নাড়ু বান্ধিয়াছে চিনি-পাক করিয়া ॥ ২২ ॥
dhaniyā-mauharīra taṇḍula guṇḍā kariyā
nāḍu bāndhiyāche cini-pāka kariyā
Damayantī powdered coriander and anise seeds, cooked them with sugar and made them into sweetmeats in the shape of small balls.
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Damayantī powdered coriander and anise seeds.
She cooked the powdered seeds with sugar and shaped them into small sweetmeat balls.
These carefully made sweets were part of her affectionate preparations for the Lord.
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
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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: “cooked”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can the care I give to a simple task express affection?
Prepare one simple food item today with attention to each step, remembering Damayantī’s loving care.
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