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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.59
ধুতি পরি’ প্রভু যদি পিণ্ডাতে বসিলা ।
সাতকুণ্ডী বিপ্র তাঁর আগেতে ধরিলা ॥ ৫৯ ॥
dhuti pari’ prabhu yadi piṇḍāte vasilā
sāta-kuṇḍī vipra tāṅra āgete dharilā
After Nityānanda Prabhu had changed His cloth for a new one and sat on a raised platform, the brāhmaṇa brought before Him the seven huge pots.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu changed His cloth for a new one.
He then sat on a raised platform.
The brāhmaṇa brought the seven huge pots before Him.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the orderly way the preparations were brought before Nityānanda Prabhu?
Before serving food today, take a moment to arrange it neatly.
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