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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.81
সব বৈষ্ণবে প্রভু বসাইলা সারি সারি ।
আপনে পরিবেশে প্রভু লঞা জনা চারি ॥ ৮১ ॥
saba vaiṣṇave prabhu vasāilā sāri sāri
āpane pariveśe prabhu lañā janā cāri
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made all the devotees sit in rows and personally began to distribute the prasādam, assisted by four other men.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arranged for all the devotees to sit in rows.
He personally began distributing the prasādam, taking an active part in serving them.
Four other men assisted Him, sharing the work of distribution.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
The mood of Antya 11 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:
He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasādam of Jagannātha from shopkeepers and distributed prasādam to the assembled devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribute”, “distributing”
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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I take a personal part in serving others rather than only arranging things?
Help serve prasādam today, even by arranging a place for someone to sit.
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