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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.88
আকণ্ঠ পূরাঞা সবায় করাইলা ভোজন ।
দেহ’ দেহ’ বলি’ প্রভু বলেন বচন ॥ ৮৮ ॥
ākaṇṭha pūrāñā sabāya karāilā bhojana
deha’ deha’ bali’ prabhu balena vacana
Everyone was filled up to the neck because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu kept telling the distributors, “Give them more! Give them more!”
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Everyone ate until they were filled up to the neck.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu repeatedly told the distributors, “Give them more! Give them more!”
He continued attending to the devotees’ portions even while others distributed the prasādam.
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:
In this chapter it is described how Brahmā Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and how the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site.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: “distributors”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I remain attentive to others’ needs throughout a meal?
During a shared meal today, ask someone whether they would like more.
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