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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.178
দধি, খণ্ড, ঘৃত, মধু, মরীচ, কর্পূর ।
এলাচি-মিলনে যৈছে রসালা মধুর ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
dadhi, khaṇḍa, ghṛta, madhu, marīca, karpūra
elāci-milane yaiche rasālā madhura
“Indeed, they are compared to a combination of yogurt, candy, ghee, honey, black pepper, camphor and cardamom, which, when mixed together, are very tasty and sweet.
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The comparison is to a mixture of yogurt, candy, ghee, honey, black pepper, camphor and cardamom.
These ingredients are combined rather than tasted separately.
Together, they become very tasty and sweet.
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:
When Lord Jagannātha was seated at Sundarācala, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw it as Vṛndāvana. He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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In this verse: “together”
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What does this comparison help me appreciate about the sweetness of a combination?
Read the list of ingredients slowly and reflect on the sweetness described in their combination.
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