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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.33
দধি, দুগ্ধ, ননী, তক্র, রসালা, শিখরিণী ।
স-লবণ মুদগাঙ্কুর, আদা খানি খানি ॥ ৩৩ ॥
dadhi, dugdha, nanī, takra, rasālā, śikhariṇī
sa-lavaṇa mudgāṅkura, ādā khāni khāni
There were yogurt, milk, butter, buttermilk, fruit juice, a preparation made of fried yogurt and sugar candy, and salty mung-dhal sprouts with shredded ginger.
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The foods included yogurt, milk, butter and buttermilk.
There were fruit juice and a preparation made of fried yogurt and sugar candy.
Salty mung-dhal sprouts were served with shredded ginger.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him. When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “served”
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Which details help you picture this variety of foods?
Read the list slowly and notice three different preparations.
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