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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.89
ভোজ্যান্ন বিপ্র যদি নিমন্ত্রণ করে ।
কিছু ‘প্রসাদ’ আনে, কিছু পাক করে ঘরে ॥ ৮৯ ॥
bhojyānna vipra yadi nimantraṇa kare
kichu ‘prasāda’ āne, kichu pāka kare ghare
When a brāhmaṇa at whose home an invitation could be accepted invited Him, the brāhmaṇa would purchase part of the prasādam and cook the rest at home.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A brāhmaṇa whose invitation at home could be accepted would make arrangements to receive Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The brāhmaṇa would purchase part of the prasādam.
He would cook the rest at home, combining purchased prasādam with his own preparation.
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 can I contribute personal effort when arranging hospitality?
Help prepare one part of a meal today rather than leaving all the preparation to others.
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