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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.57
বৈষ্ণবের শেষ-ভক্ষণের এতেক মহিমা ।
কালিদাসে পাওয়াইল প্রভুর কৃপা-সীমা ॥ ৫৭ ॥
vaiṣṇavera śeṣa-bhakṣaṇera eteka mahimā
kālidāse pāoyāila prabhura kṛpā-sīmā
Taking the remnants of the food of Vaiṣṇavas is so valuable that it induced Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to offer Kālidāsa His supreme mercy.
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Taking the remnants of the food of Vaiṣṇavas is described as deeply valuable.
Kālidāsa’s taking these remnants induced Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to offer him His supreme mercy.
The surrounding verses connect honoring these remnants with attaining ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love for krsna”, “ecstatic love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Kālidāsa’s example help you appreciate the remnants of Vaiṣṇavas’ food?
Read this verse slowly today, reflecting on the mercy Kālidāsa received.
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