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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.116
পূর্বে প্রভু মোরে প্রসাদ-অন্ন আনি’ দিল ।
প্রাতে শয্যায় বসি’ আমি সে অন্ন খাইল ॥ ১১৬ ॥
pūrve prabhu more prasāda-anna āni’ dila
prāte śayyāya vasi’ āmi se anna khāila
“Previously the Lord gave me mahā-prasādam rice one morning, and I ate it just sitting on my bed, without having even washed my mouth.
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The speaker recalls that the Lord gave him mahā-prasādam rice one morning.
He ate it while sitting on his bed.
He accepted it without even having washed his mouth, showing how readily he received the Lord’s gift.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving. Gopīnātha Ācārya stood on the roof with the King, and, following Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s instructions, identified each and every devotee.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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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: “washed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the speaker’s immediate acceptance reveal about how he valued the Lord’s mahā-prasādam?
When taking prasādam today, pause briefly to appreciate the opportunity to receive it.
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