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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.153
উদ্যানে বসিলা প্রভু ভক্তগণ লঞা ।
তবে বাণীনাথ আইলা মহাপ্রসাদ লঞা ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
udyāne vasilā prabhu bhakta-gaṇa lañā
tabe vāṇīnātha āilā mahā-prasāda lañā
In the garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down with the other devotees. Vāṇīnātha Rāya then came and brought all kinds of mahā-prasādam.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down in the garden with the other devotees.
Vāṇīnātha Rāya came to the gathering.
He brought all kinds of mahā-prasādam.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
He then took His bath at Indradyumna Lake and partook of prasādam in the garden nearby. While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the temple of Guṇḍicā, a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I help others gather to share mahā-prasādam?
Make a small plan today to share mahā-prasādam with someone.
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