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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.79
সকল কুণ্ডীর, হোল্নার চিড়ার এক এক গ্রাস ।
মহাপ্রভুর মুখে দেন করি’ পরিহাস ॥ ৭৯ ॥
sakala kuṇḍīra, holnāra ciḍāra eka eka grāsa
mahāprabhura mukhe dena kari’ parihāsa
From each and every pot, Lord Nityānanda Prabhu took one morsel of chipped rice and pushed it into the mouth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as a joke.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu took one morsel of chipped rice from each and every pot.
He pushed these morsels into the mouth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He did this as a joke, showing the playful affection of Their exchange.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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.
How can sharing food become a warm expression of affection?
Offer someone a small portion of food today with warmth and a cheerful word.
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