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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.27
শালিকাচুটি-ধান্যের ‘আতপ’ চিড়া করি’ ।
নূতন-বস্ত্রের বড় কুথলী সব ভরি’ ॥ ২৭ ॥
śālikācuṭi-dhānyera ‘ātapa’ ciḍā kari’
nūtana-vastrera baḍa kuthalī saba bhari’
She made flat rice from fine, unboiled, śāli paddy and filled a large bag made of new cloth.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Damayantī used fine, unboiled, śāli paddy to make flat rice.
She filled a large bag with the flat rice.
The bag was made of new cloth. The description records both her choice of ingredient and how she packed the preparation.
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:
Rāghava Paṇḍita brought with him various kinds of food for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The food had been cooked by his sister, Damayantī, who then packed it in bags ( 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.
Am I attentive both to what I prepare and to how I present or pack it?
Use a clean, suitable container or bag to pack something you prepare for someone today.
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