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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.171
পুনরপি সেই দ্রব্য করে নিরীক্ষণ ।
তাঁর ভয়ে প্রভু কিছু করেন ভক্ষণ ॥ ১৭১ ॥
punarapi sei dravya kare nirīkṣaṇa
tāṅra bhaye prabhu kichu karena bhakṣaṇa
When the food was thus delivered, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu looked at it for some time. Being afraid of Jagadānanda, He finally ate something.
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When the food was delivered, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu looked at it for some time.
He was afraid of Jagadānanda.
Finally, He ate something of the food that had been delivered.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In answer to this humorous statement, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu replied that Advaita Ācārya was a monist and that one could not know how his mind could be turned by eating with such an impersonalist. The conversation of these two prabhus — Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu — carried a deep meaning that only an intelligent man can understand.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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What do you notice about the Lord’s pause before accepting the food?
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