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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.322
‘কাঁহা বস্তু খাও সবে, মোরে না দেহ’ কেনে ?’ এত বলি’ এক গ্রাস করিলা ভক্ষণে ॥ ৩২২ ॥
‘kāṅhā vastu khāo sabe, more nā deha’ kene?’
eta bali’ eka grāsa karilā bhakṣaṇe
“What nice things are you eating? Why don’t you give anything to Me?” Saying this, He forcibly took a morsel and began to eat.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Raghunātha what nice things he was eating.
The Lord asked why Raghunātha was not giving Him any of the food.
Without waiting, He forcibly took a morsel and began to eat. His later praise shows how much He enjoyed this 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:
This renounced life greatly pleased both Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took by force some of the same food, thus blessing Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī for his renunciation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What draws your attention in the Lord’s eagerness to share Raghunātha’s food?
Read the Lord’s two questions aloud, then pause to reflect on His eagerness to taste the food.
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