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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.35
গঙ্গা-মৃত্তিকা আনি’ বস্ত্রেতে ছানিয়া ।
পাঁপড়ি করিয়া দিলা গন্ধদ্রব্য দিয়া ॥ ৩৫ ॥
gaṅgā-mṛttikā āni’ vastrete chāniyā
pāṅpaḍi kariyā dilā gandha-dravya diyā
Damayantī took earth from the Ganges, dried it, powdered it, strained it through a fine cloth, mixed in aromatic ingredients and rolled it into small balls.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Damayantī took earth from the Ganges and dried it.
She powdered it and strained it through a fine cloth.
She mixed in aromatic ingredients and rolled the earth into small balls.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Damayantī’s patient handling of these materials teach me about care?
Give patient attention to one small preparation task today, without skipping its necessary steps.
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