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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.222
তুমি খাইলে হয় কোটিব্রাহ্মণ-ভোজন ।” এত বলি, শ্রাদ্ধ-পাত্র করাইলা ভোজন ॥ ২২২ ॥
tumi khāile haya koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana”
eta bali, śrāddha-pātra karāilā bhojana
“Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brāhmaṇas,” Advaita Ācārya said. “Therefore, accept this śrāddha-pātra.” Thus Advaita Ācārya made him eat.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya said that feeding Haridāsa Ṭhākura equaled feeding ten million brāhmaṇas, and He had him accept the śrāddha-pātra.
Śrāddha is prasādam offered to the forefathers at a certain date. The śrāddha-pātra is then offered to the best of the brāhmaṇas in society.
By offering this plate to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Advaita Ācārya recognized his transcendental position. Haridāsa Ṭhākura stood above even the material mode of goodness and the most exalted brāhmaṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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 Advaita Ācārya’s choice teach me about genuine spiritual greatness?
Take a moment today to honor a devotee for their devotional qualities rather than their social standing.
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