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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.23
মধ্যাহ্ন করিলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্তগণ ।
বাণীনাথ প্রসাদ লঞা কৈল আগমন ॥ ২৩ ॥
madhyāhna karilā prabhu lañā bhakta-gaṇa
vāṇīnātha prasāda lañā kaila āgamana
After this, Vāṇīnātha Rāya brought all kinds of prasādam, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted lunch with the devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vāṇīnātha Rāya brought all kinds of prasādam.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted lunch.
The devotees shared this meal with Him.
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.
How can I make room for sharing prasādam with devotees?
Invite a devotee to share prasādam with you today.
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