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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.34
কলার পাটুয়া-খোলা হৈতে আম্র নিকাশিয়া ।
তাঁর পত্নী তাঁরে দেন, খায়েন চূষিয়া ॥ ৩৪ ॥
kalāra pāṭuyā-kholā haite āmra nikāśiyā
tāṅra patnī tāṅre dena, khāyena cūṣiyā
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s wife then took the mangoes from their covering of banana tree leaves and bark and offered them to Jhaḍu Ṭhākura, who began to suck and eat them.
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The mangoes were wrapped in banana tree leaves and bark.
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s wife took them from their covering and offered them to him.
He began to suck and eat the mangoes, which he had already offered mentally to Kṛṣṇacandra.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
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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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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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