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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.240
জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ আইল বহু উপহার ।
লক্ষ্মীর প্রসাদ আইল বিবিধ প্রকার ॥ ২৪০ ॥
jagannāthera prasāda āila bahu upahāra
lakṣmīra prasāda āila vividha prakāra
Then there arrived in large quantities a variety of food that had been offered to Śrī Jagannātha and a variety that had been offered to the goddess of fortune.
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Food arrived in large quantities.
There was a variety of food that had been offered to Śrī Jagannātha.
There was also a variety that had been offered to the goddess of fortune.
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:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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In this verse: “offered”
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What draws your attention to the fact that this food had first been offered?
Read the verse today and name the two recipients to whom the food had been offered.
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