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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.279
বিষয়ীর অন্ন হয় ‘রাজস’ নিমন্ত্রণ ।
দাতা, ভোক্তা — দুঁহার মলিন হয় মন ॥ ২৭৯ ॥
viṣayīra anna haya ‘rājasa’ nimantraṇa
dātā, bhoktā — duṅhāra malina haya mana
“When one accepts an invitation from a person contaminated by the material mode of passion, the person who offers the food and the person who accepts it are both mentally contaminated.
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When an invitation comes from someone contaminated by the mode of passion, both the giver and the receiver become mentally contaminated.
An invitation from a pure devotee is in the mode of goodness. One from a pious but materially attached person is in the mode of passion.
An invitation from a materially very sinful person is in the mode of ignorance. The purport thus distinguishes three varieties of invitations.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Thereafter, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to eat rejected food that he had collected and washed. This renounced life greatly pleased both Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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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In this verse: “pure devotee”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I distinguish outward piety from freedom from material attachment?
Before accepting a food invitation today, pause to consider the attachment and purpose behind it.
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