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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.70
কেহ উপরে, কেহ তলে, কেহ গঙ্গাতীরে ।
বিশজন তিন-ঠাঞি পরিবেশন করে ॥ ৭০ ॥
keha upare, keha tale, keha gaṅgā-tīre
biśa-jana tina-ṭhāñi pariveśana kare
Thus some sat on the platform, some at the base of the platform, and some on the bank of the Ganges, and they were all supplied two pots each by the twenty men who distributed the food.
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Some people sat on the platform, while others sat at its base.
Still others sat on the bank of the Ganges.
Twenty men distributed the food, supplying everyone with two pots each.
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:
Thus Hiraṇya dāsa left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunātha dāsa the misunderstanding was mitigated. 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.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: “distributed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I help serve, do I remember people sitting farther away?
During a meal today, offer help to someone who is not close to the serving area.
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