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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.38
এইমত যত বৈষ্ণব বৈসে গৌড়দেশে ।
কালিদাস ঐছে সবার নিলা অবশেষে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
ei-mata yata vaiṣṇava vaise gauḍa-deśe
kālidāsa aiche sabāra nilā avaśeṣe
In this way Kālidāsa ate the remnants of food left by all the Vaiṣṇavas residing in Bengal.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa ate food remnants left by the Vaiṣṇavas.
His practice extended to all the Vaiṣṇavas residing in Bengal.
The account of Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s mangoes illustrates this broader practice.
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 stands out to you about Kālidāsa honoring the remnants of all the Vaiṣṇavas?
Reflect today on the word “all” and write one sentence about the breadth of Kālidāsa’s regard for the Vaiṣṇavas.
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