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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.199
সবারে বসাইলা প্রভু যোগ্য ক্রম করি’ ।
শ্রীহস্তে পরিবেশন কৈল গৌরহরি ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
sabāre vasāilā prabhu yogya krama kari’
śrī-haste pariveśana kaila gaurahari
One after the other, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made all the devotees sit in their proper places. He then began to distribute prasādam with His own transcendental hand.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seated the devotees one after another.
He made sure that all the devotees sat in their proper places.
He then began distributing prasādam with His own transcendental hand.
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:
After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.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.
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”, “distributing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord personally seating and serving the devotees?
At a meal today, help someone find a seat or personally serve them.
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