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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.134
পণ্ডিত কহে, — “যে খাইবে, সেই পাককর্তা ।
আমি-সব — কেবলমাত্র সামগ্রী-আহর্তা ।।” ১৩৪ ।। ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — “ye khāibe, sei pāka-kartā
āmi-saba — kevala-mātra sāmagrī-āhartā”
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “He who will eat has cooked this. As far as I am concerned, I simply collect the ingredients.”
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied that the one who would eat the food had also cooked it.
He described his own role simply as collecting the ingredients.
In answering the Lord’s praise, he gave the credit to the Lord rather than claiming it for himself.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
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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: “cooked”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when someone praises my service?
When receiving praise today, acknowledge the help that made your work possible.
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