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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.92
তার অল্প লঞা প্রভু জিহ্বাতে যদি দিলা ।
আর সব গোবিন্দের আঁচলে বান্ধিলা ॥ ৯২ ॥
tāra alpa lañā prabhu jihvāte yadi dilā
āra saba govindera āṅcale bāndhilā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted a portion of the prasādam. Govinda took the rest and bound it in the end of his wrapper.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted a portion of the prasādam.
Govinda took the prasādam that remained.
Govinda bound the rest in the end of his wrapper, keeping it together.
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:
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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In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from Govinda’s care for the remaining prasādam?
Carefully store any prasādam that remains after your meal today.
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