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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.52
তবে সব ভক্ত লঞা করিলা ভোজন ।
গোবিন্দেরে আজ্ঞা দিলা করি’ আচমন ॥ ৫২ ॥
tabe saba bhakta lañā karilā bhojana
govindere ājñā dilā kari’ ācamana
The Lord ate lunch in the company of all the devotees, and after washing His hands and mouth He gave an order to Govinda.
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The Lord ate lunch in the company of all the devotees.
After eating, He washed His hands and mouth.
He then gave Govinda an order concerning food for Śivānanda Sena’s wife and children.
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:
Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company. He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived.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.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “company 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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can a shared meal become an occasion to notice another person’s needs?
At a meal today, check whether someone else needs food or help.
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