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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.98
মালা-চন্দন-তাম্বূল শেষ যে আছিল ।
শ্রীহস্তে প্রভু তাহা সবাকারে বাঁটি’ দিল ॥ ৯৮ ॥
mālā-candana-tāmbūla śeṣa ye āchila
śrī-haste prabhu tāhā sabākāre bāṅṭi’ dila
With His own hands Lord Nityānanda Prabhu distributed to all the devotees whatever flower garlands, sandalwood pulp and betel nuts remained.
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Flower garlands, sandalwood pulp and betel nuts remained after the offerings.
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu distributed these items with His own hands.
He shared what remained with all the devotees.
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
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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.
How does Lord Nityānanda’s personal care encourage you to include others?
Personally share something with someone today, taking care not to overlook anyone present.
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