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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.12
ভোজন করিলে পাত্র ফেলাঞা যায় ।
লুকাঞা সেই পাত্র আনি’ চাটি’ খায় ॥ ১২ ॥
bhojana karile pātra phelāñā yāya
lukāñā sei pātra āni’ cāṭi’ khāya
After the Vaiṣṇavas finished eating, they would throw away their leaf dishes, and Kālidāsa would come out of hiding, take the leaves and lick up the remnants.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After eating, the Vaiṣṇavas would throw away their leaf dishes.
Kālidāsa would then come out of hiding and take those leaves.
He licked up the remnants left on them. His actions show how deeply he valued the Vaiṣṇavas’ food remnants.
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
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What strikes me about the value Kālidāsa placed on these remnants?
Reread the verse slowly and write one sentence about Kālidāsa’s eagerness.
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