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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.31
পদ্মচিনি, চন্দ্রকান্তি, খাজা, খণ্ডসার ।
বিয়রি, কদ্মা, তিলাখাজার প্রকার ॥ ৩১ ॥
padmacini, candrakānti, khājā, khaṇḍasāra
viyari, kadmā, tilākhājāra prakāra
There were lotus-flower sugar, a kind of bread made from urad dhal, crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy, fried-rice sweets, sesame-seed sweets and cookies made from sesame seeds.
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There were lotus-flower sugar and a kind of bread made from urad dhal.
The list includes crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy and fried-rice sweets.
There were sesame-seed sweets and cookies made from sesame seeds.
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:
He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.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 variety do you notice in the ingredients and forms of these foods?
Read the list once and identify the two preparations made from sesame seeds.
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