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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.74
তবে সেই কৃষ্ণদাসে গৌড়ে পাঠাইল ।
বৈষ্ণব-সবাকে দিতে মহাপ্রসাদ দিল ॥ ৭৪ ॥
tabe sei kṛṣṇadāse gauḍe pāṭhāila
vaiṣṇava-sabāke dite mahā-prasāda dila
In this way Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa was sent to Bengal, and he was given sufficient quantities of Lord Jagannātha’s food remnants to distribute there.
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Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa was sent to Bengal.
He was given Lord Jagannātha’s food remnants to take with him.
He received sufficient quantities to distribute there.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī. All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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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: “distribute”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from providing enough food remnants for others to receive?
If you have Lord Jagannātha’s food remnants available today, set aside a portion to share.
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