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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.66
সব ভক্ত করেন মহাপ্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ ।
সর্বভক্তে কহেন প্রভু মধুর বচন ॥ ৬৬ ॥
saba bhakta karena mahāprabhura nimantraṇa
sarva-bhakte kahena prabhu madhura vacana
All the devotees from Bengal would regularly invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch, and the Lord would speak to them in very sweet words.
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The devotees from Bengal regularly invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.
The Lord responded by speaking to them in very sweet words.
These meals were occasions of affectionate association between the Lord and His devotees.
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 devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children.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.
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In this verse: “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my words express affection when I receive someone's hospitality?
Offer a warm, sincere word of thanks to someone who serves you food today.
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