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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.124
মধ্যাহ্ন করিয়া প্রভু আইলা ভোজনে ।
পাদ প্রক্ষালন করি’ দিলেন আসনে ॥ ১২৪ ॥
madhyāhna kariyā prabhu āilā bhojane
pāda prakṣālana kari’ dilena āsane
After finishing His noontime ritualistic duties, the Lord arrived for lunch. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita washed the Lord’s feet and gave the Lord a sitting place.
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The Lord finished His noontime ritualistic duties before arriving for lunch.
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita welcomed Him by washing His feet.
He also gave the Lord a sitting place, attending to Him before serving the meal.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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 Lord, however, would not accept the oil, and because of His refusal, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita broke the pot in front of Him and began to fast. The Lord tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “washed”, “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make your welcome more attentive to another person’s needs?
Prepare a clean, comfortable sitting place for someone you welcome today.
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