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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.38
এইমত বার বার করিয়ে ভোজন ।
তোমার শুদ্ধপ্রেমে মোরে করে আকর্ষণ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
ei-mata bāra bāra kariye bhojana
tomāra śuddha-preme more kare ākarṣaṇa
“ ‘Thus I again and again eat everything you offer Me, for I am attracted by your pure love.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu assures mother Śacī that He repeatedly eats everything she offers Him.
He directly states the reason: He is attracted by her pure love.
His words place her loving offering at the heart of this exchange.
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:
This was not very much to the liking of Dāmodara Paṇḍita, however, who therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “If You display so much love for this boy, people will doubt Your character.” Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī.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.
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In this verse: “pure love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering her pure love change the attention you give to an offering?
When offering food today, take a moment to express your wish to serve the Lord with pure love.
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