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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.13
শূদ্র-বৈষ্ণবের ঘরে যায় ভেট লঞা ।
এইমত তাঁর উচ্ছিষ্ট খায় লুকাঞা ॥ ১৩ ॥
śūdra-vaiṣṇavera ghare yāya bheṭa lañā
ei-mata tāṅra ucchiṣṭa khāya lukāñā
He would also take gifts to the homes of Vaiṣṇavas born in śūdra families. Then he would hide and in this manner eat the remnants of food they threw away.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa also brought gifts to the homes of Vaiṣṇavas born in śūdra families.
He would hide and eat the remnants of food they threw away.
Alongside the earlier visits to Vaiṣṇavas born in brāhmaṇa families, this shows that he honored devotees from both backgrounds.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does someone’s family background affect the respect I offer them as a devotee?
Notice one assumption you make about a devotee’s background, and set it aside when greeting them.
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