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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.69
মহাপ্রসাদ বল্লভ-ভট্ট বহু আনাইল ।
প্রভু-সহ সন্ন্যাসিগণ ভোজনে বসিল ॥ ৬৯ ॥
mahā-prasāda vallabha-bhaṭṭa bahu ānāila
prabhu-saha sannyāsi-gaṇa bhojane vasila
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa had brought a large quantity of mahā-prasādam offered to Lord Jagannātha. Thus all the sannyāsīs sat down to eat with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭa brought a large quantity of mahā-prasādam.
This mahā-prasādam had been offered to Lord Jagannātha.
All the sannyāsīs sat down to eat with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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How can I be more attentive to the sacred nature of prasādam?
When accepting prasādam today, pause to remember that it has been offered to the Lord.
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