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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.58
তাতে ‘বৈষ্ণবের ঝুটা’ খাও ছাড়ি’ ঘৃণা-লাজ ।
যাহা হৈতে পাইবা নিজ বাঞ্ছিত সব কাজ ॥ ৫৮ ॥
tāte ‘vaiṣṇavera jhuṭā’ khāo chāḍi’ ghṛṇā-lāja
yāhā haite pāibā nija vāñchita saba kāja
Therefore, giving up hatred and hesitation, try to eat the remnants of the food of Vaiṣṇavas, for you will thus be able to achieve your desired goal of life.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse asks us to give up hatred and hesitation toward taking the remnants of Vaiṣṇavas’ food.
It encourages us to try to accept these remnants, rather than merely recognize their value.
Through this practice, one can attain the desired goal of life, identified nearby as 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.
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.
What hesitation might keep you from respectfully accepting Vaiṣṇavas’ food remnants?
If you have an opportunity today, respectfully accept remnants of a Vaiṣṇava’s food.
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