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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.209
নানা পিঠাপানা খায় আকণ্ঠ পূরিয়া ।
মধ্যে মধ্যে ‘হরি’ কহে আনন্দিত হঞা ॥ ২০৯ ॥
nānā piṭhā-pānā khāya ākaṇṭha pūriyā
madhye madhye ‘hari’ kahe ānandita hañā
They ate all kinds of cakes and sweet rice, filling themselves up to their throats, and at intervals they vibrated the holy name of the Lord in great jubilation.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees ate cakes and sweet rice to their full satisfaction. At intervals they chanted the holy name of the Lord in great jubilation.
Vaiṣṇavas practice chanting the holy name of Lord Hari while taking prasādam. They also sing songs such as śarīra avidyā-jāla.
Prasādam is the remnants of food offered to the Deity. Those honoring it must remember that it is transcendental, not ordinary food.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place. After Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had explained to the King why the devotees had apparently violated the scriptural injunctions for visiting a place of pilgrimage, the King arranged residential quarters for all the devotees and saw to their prasādam.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.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “holy name”, “chanted”, “hari”
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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I remember that prasādam is transcendental rather than ordinary food?
When honoring prasādam today, pause to chant the holy name of Lord Hari.
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