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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.36
বাহ্য-বিরহ-দশায় পুনঃ ভ্রান্তি হৈল ।
‘ভোগ না লাগাইলুঁ’, — এই জ্ঞান হৈল ॥ ৩৬ ॥
bāhya-viraha-daśāya punaḥ bhrānti haila
‘bhoga nā lāgāiluṅ’, — ei jñāna haila
“ ‘In the condition of external separation, you were again under illusion, thinking that you had not offered the food to Lord Viṣṇu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mother Śacī was experiencing external separation from the Lord.
In that condition, she was again under illusion about the offering.
She thought that she had not offered the food to Lord Viṣṇu, although the surrounding account describes the Lord accepting it.
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:
He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.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.
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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does her feeling of separation affect her understanding of the offering?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the difference between her feeling of separation and the Lord’s assurance that He had eaten.
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