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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.103
জলক্রীড়া করি’ পুনঃ আইলা উদ্যানে ।
ভোজনলীলা কৈলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্তগণে ॥ ১০৩ ॥
jala-krīḍā kari’ punaḥ āilā udyāne
bhojana-līlā kailā prabhu lañā bhakta-gaṇe
After sporting in the water, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to the garden and accepted prasādam with the devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finished sporting in the water.
He then returned to the garden.
There He accepted prasādam with the devotees.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it. After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepting prasādam with the devotees?
If prasādam is available today, accept some while remembering the Lord accepting prasādam with His devotees.
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