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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.107
রঘুনাথ-ভট্ট — পাকে অতি সুনিপুণ ।
যেই রান্ধে, সেই হয় অমৃতের সম ॥ ১০৭ ॥
raghunātha-bhaṭṭa — pāke ati sunipuṇa
yei rāndhe, sei haya amṛtera sama
Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa was an expert cook. Whatever he prepared tasted just like nectar.
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Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa was an expert cook.
Whatever he prepared tasted just like nectar.
In the surrounding verses, he used this skill to prepare meals for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita. Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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