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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.87
দুইপণ কৌড়ি লাগে প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণে ।
কভু দুইজন ভোক্তা, কভু তিনজনে ॥ ৮৭ ॥
dui-paṇa kauḍi lāge prabhura nimantraṇe
kabhu dui-jana bhoktā, kabhu tina-jane
The cost for the food needed to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was fixed at two paṇas of kauḍis [160 conchshells], and that food would be taken by two men and sometimes three.
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The cost of the food for inviting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was fixed at two paṇas of kauḍis.
This amount was equal to 160 conchshells.
The food was taken by two men and sometimes three, rather than by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu alone.
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.
What can this simple, shared arrangement teach me about hospitality?
Plan a simple meal with a clear budget and enough food for everyone sharing it.
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