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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.11
তাঁর ঠাঞি শেষ-পাত্র লয়েন মাগিয়া ।
কাহাঁ না পায়, তবে রহে লুকাঞা ॥ ১১ ॥
tāṅra ṭhāñi śeṣa-pātra layena māgiyā
kāhāṅ nā pāya, tabe rahe lukāñā
He would beg remnants of food from such Vaiṣṇavas, and if he did not receive any, he would hide.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa would beg remnants of food from the Vaiṣṇavas he visited.
Although he brought gifts, he approached them as one asking to receive their remnants.
If he received no remnants, he would hide. The next verse describes how he later collected what remained on their leaf dishes.
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.
What does Kālidāsa’s willingness to beg reveal about his regard for Vaiṣṇavas?
Take a moment today to reflect on Kālidāsa’s humble approach to the devotees.
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