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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.175
এত বলি’ আগে কিছু করে সমর্পণ ।
তাঁর স্নেহে প্রভু কিছু করেন ভোজন ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
eta bali’ āge kichu kare samarpaṇa
tāṅra snehe prabhu kichu karena bhojana
Upon saying this, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī placed some food before the Lord, and the Lord, out of affection, ate it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After speaking, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī placed some food before the Lord.
The Lord ate the food placed before Him.
His acceptance was an expression of affection.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s affectionate acceptance help you notice about receiving another person’s offering?
When someone offers you food today, acknowledge their care with a warm thank-you.
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