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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.151
বিশ, পঞ্চদশ, বার, দশ, পঞ্চ হয় ।
মুদ্রা দেহ’ বিচারি’ যার যত যোগ্য হয় ॥ ১৫১ ॥
biśa, pañca-daśa, bāra, daśa, pañca haya
mudrā deha’ vicāri’ yāra yata yogya haya
“As you think fit, give twenty, fifteen, twelve, ten or five coins to each of them.”
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Raghunātha dāsa asked Rāghava Paṇḍita to distribute the money as he thought fit.
He suggested gifts of twenty, fifteen, twelve, ten or five coins.
The gifts were to honor the devotees, with Rāghava Paṇḍita entrusted to decide the amount for each.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
The mood of Antya 6 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:
After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.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.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribute”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I accept another devotee’s judgment when arranging support for others?
Ask someone familiar with a devotional service how a small contribution could best be distributed.
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