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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.109
ঠাকুরের ভাণ্ডারে আর আমার ভাণ্ডারে ।
চিত্রবস্ত্র-কিঙ্কিণী, আর ছত্র-চামরে ॥ ১০৯ ॥
ṭhākurera bhāṇḍāre āra āmāra bhāṇḍāre
citra-vastra-kiṅkiṇī, āra chatra-cāmare
“Take as many printed cloths, small bells, umbrellas and cāmaras as there are in my storehouse and in the Deity’s storehouse.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The instruction was to take printed cloths, small bells, umbrellas and cāmaras.
These items were to be taken from both the king’s storehouse and the Deity’s storehouse.
The instruction made available as many of these items as the storehouses contained.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then the devotees began pulling the car with ropes. Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this instruction show about making resources available for the festival?
List one decoration or useful item you could make available for a festival.
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