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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.32
ফুট্কলাই চূর্ণ করি’ ঘৃতে ভাজাইল ।
চিনি-পাকে কর্পূরাদি দিয়া নাড়ু কৈল ॥ ৩২ ॥
phuṭkalāi cūrṇa kari’ ghṛte bhājāila
cini-pāke karpūrādi diyā nāḍu kaila
Another variety of sweet was made with fused peas that were powdered, fried in ghee and then cooked in sugar juice. Camphor was added, and then the mixture was rolled into balls.
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Another variety of sweet was made with fused peas.
The peas were powdered, fried in ghee and then cooked in sugar juice.
Camphor was added before the mixture was rolled into balls.
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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What can I appreciate about the effort involved in making different varieties?
Notice one preparation step in this verse that also appears in the rice sweets.
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