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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.91
বহুমূল্য প্রসাদ সেই বস্তু সর্বোত্তম ।
তার অল্প খাওয়াইতে সেবক করিল যতন ॥ ৯১ ॥
bahu-mūlya prasāda sei vastu sarvottama
tāra alpa khāoyāite sevaka karila yatana
The prasādam was made of very valuable ingredients. Therefore the servant wanted to feed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a portion of it.
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The prasādam was made of very valuable ingredients.
The servant appreciated its quality and wanted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to taste it.
He wanted to feed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a portion of this prasādam.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam. Thus they all tasted adharāmṛta, the nectar from the lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.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.
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you express care when sharing prasādam?
If prasādam is available today, set aside a portion to share with someone.
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