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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.109
মধ্যাহ্নে আসিয়া প্রভু ভোজনে বসিলা ।
শাল্যন্ন দেখি’ প্রভু আচার্যে পুছিলা ॥ ১০৯ ॥
madhyāhne āsiyā prabhu bhojane vasilā
śālyanna dekhi’ prabhu ācārye puchilā
At noon, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to eat the offerings of Bhagavān Ācārya, He first appreciated the fine rice and therefore questioned him.
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At noon, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to eat the offerings of Bhagavān Ācārya.
He first appreciated the fine rice that was served.
His appreciation led Him to ask Bhagavān Ācārya about the rice.
Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, the secretary of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, forbid Bhagavān Ācārya to indulge in hearing that commentary. Later, when Junior Haridāsa, following the order of Bhagavān Ācārya, went to collect alms from Mādhavīdevī, he committed an offense by talking intimately with a woman although he was in the renounced order.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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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: “served”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I take time to appreciate the care shown in serving a meal?
Today, notice and acknowledge one detail of care in a meal you receive.
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