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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.58
আর অর্ধেক ঘনাবৃত-দুগ্ধেতে ছানিল ।
চাঁপাকলা, চিনি, ঘৃত, কর্পূর তাতে দিল ॥ ৫৮ ॥
āra ardheka ghanāvṛta-dugdhete chānila
cāṅpā-kalā, cini, ghṛta, karpūra tāte dila
The other half was mixed with condensed milk and a special type of banana known as cāṅpā-kalā. Then sugar, clarified butter and camphor were added.
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The other half of the chipped rice was mixed with condensed milk.
A special type of banana called cāṅpā-kalā was included.
Sugar, clarified butter and camphor were then added to this preparation.
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:
Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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 details help you notice the care taken in this festival preparation?
Read the two rice preparations again and name one difference between them.
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