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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.82
মহাপ্রভুর শ্রীহস্তে অল্প না আইসে ।
একএক পাতে পঞ্চজনার ভক্ষ্য পরিবেশে ॥ ৮২ ॥
mahāprabhura śrī-haste alpa nā āise
eka-eka pāte pañca-janāra bhakṣya pariveśe
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not accustomed to taking prasādam in small quantities. He therefore put on each plate what at least five men could eat.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not accustomed to taking prasādam in small quantities.
He placed enough prasādam on each plate for at least five men.
His distribution was abundant, giving each devotee a very large portion.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “distribution”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do these abundant portions show me about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s care for the devotees?
When serving prasādam today, give your attention to making sure each person has enough.
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