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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.169
জগদানন্দ বেড়ায় পরিবেশন করিতে ।
প্রভুর পাতে ভাল-দ্রব্য দেন আচম্বিতে ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
jagadānanda beḍāya pariveśana karite
prabhura pāte bhāla-dravya dena ācambite
Jagadānanda went to distribute prasādam, and suddenly he placed all the first-class preparations on the plate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Jagadānanda went to distribute prasādam.
He suddenly placed preparations on the plate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The preparations he placed there were all first-class.
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:
There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam. Advaita Prabhu said that Nityānanda Prabhu was unknown to anyone and that it was not the duty of a householder brāhmaṇa to accept dinner with a person unknown in society.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What care do I take in choosing what I offer to the Lord?
When preparing a food offering today, take extra care with one preparation.
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