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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.10
ব্রাহ্মণ-বৈষ্ণব যত — ছোট, বড় হয় ।
উত্তম-বস্তু ভেট লঞা তাঁর ঠাঞি যায় ॥ ১০ ॥
brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇava yata — choṭa, baḍa haya
uttama-vastu bheṭa lañā tāṅra ṭhāñi yāya
He would go to all the Vaiṣṇavas born in brāhmaṇa families, be they neophyte or advanced devotees, and present them with gifts of first-class eatables.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa visited all the Vaiṣṇavas born in brāhmaṇa families.
He visited both neophyte and advanced devotees. Being a beginner did not exclude someone from his care.
He presented them with gifts of first-class eatables, expressing his respect through a concrete offering.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
The mood of Antya 16 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:
Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I show care for a beginner as well as an advanced devotee?
Offer a devotee a small gift of good-quality food today.
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