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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.53
“আজি হৈতে ভিক্ষা আমার এই ত’ নিয়ম ।
পিণ্ডাভোগের এক চৌঠি, পাঁচগণ্ডার ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ৫৩ ॥
“āji haite bhikṣā āmāra ei ta’ niyama
piṇḍā-bhogera eka cauṭhi, pāṅca-gaṇḍāra vyañjana
“From today on it will be a rule that I shall accept only one-fourth of a pot of Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam and five gaṇḍās’ worth of vegetables.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established a rule beginning that very day.
He would accept only one-fourth of a pot of Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam and five gaṇḍās’ worth of vegetables.
In this passage, the restriction followed the criticism He had heard. It was His specific instruction about what He would accept.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating, but after Rāmacandra Purī left Jagannātha Purī, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How carefully do I notice the details of an instruction given in service?
When helping someone today, check the amount they have requested rather than assuming.
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