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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.173
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি ভাল মিষ্টপ্রসাদ লঞা ।
প্রভুকে নিবেদন করে আগে দাণ্ডাঞা ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñi bhāla miṣṭa-prasāda lañā
prabhuke nivedana kare āge dāṇḍāñā
Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī then brought some excellent sweetmeats and, standing before the Lord, offered them to Him.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī brought some excellent sweetmeats.
He stood before the Lord.
He personally offered the sweetmeats to Him.
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:
After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, Svarūpa Dāmodara and others took their prasādam within the room. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement.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.
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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What stands out to you about Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī’s personal offering?
Spend a moment today reflecting on Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī standing before the Lord and offering sweetmeats.
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