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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.8
যে-দিনে তোমার ইচ্ছা করাইতে ভোজন ।
সে-দিনে আসি’ অবশ্য করিয়ে ভক্ষণ ॥ ৮ ॥
ye-dine tomāra icchā karāite bhojana
se-dine āsi’ avaśya kariye bhakṣaṇa
“ ‘Any day you desire to feed Me, I certainly come and accept what you offer.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord spoke of His mother’s desire to feed Him.
He assured her that whenever she desired to feed Him, He would certainly come.
He promised to accept what she offered, giving her further comfort in separation.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
The following summary of chapter nineteen is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “separation”
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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s promise to accept His mother’s offering reveal about His care for her?
Write down the words “I certainly come and accept what you offer,” and reflect briefly on the reassurance He gives His mother.
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