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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.210
ভোজন সমাপ্ত হৈল, কৈল আচমন ।
সবারে পরাইল প্রভু মাল্য-চন্দন ॥ ২১০ ॥
bhojana samāpta haila, kaila ācamana
sabāre parāila prabhu mālya-candana
After everyone had finished his lunch and washed his mouth and hands, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally decorated everyone with flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.
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Everyone finished lunch before the next exchange took place.
They washed their mouths and hands after eating.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally decorated everyone with flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.
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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.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 stands out to me about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally honoring everyone?
After accepting prasādam today, wash your mouth and hands.
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