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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.111
রাঘব-ঠাকুরের প্রসাদ অমৃতের সার ।
মহাপ্রভু যাহা খাইতে আইসে বার বার ॥ ১১১ ॥
rāghava-ṭhākurera prasāda amṛtera sāra
mahāprabhu yāhā khāite āise bāra bāra
The food prepared and offered to the Deity by Rāghava Paṇḍita was like the essence of nectar. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came there again and again to eat such prasādam.
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Rāghava Paṇḍita prepared the food and offered it to the Deity.
That food was described as being like the essence of nectar.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came there again and again to eat such prasādam.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet. In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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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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What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu repeatedly coming to eat this prasādam?
Reflect for one minute on the sequence described here: preparing food, offering it to the Deity, and serving prasādam.
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