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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.35
প্রসাদে পূরিত হইল অর্ধ উপবন ।
দেখিয়া সন্তোষ হৈল মহাপ্রভুর মন ॥ ৩৫ ॥
prasāde pūrita ha-ila ardha upavana
dekhiyā santoṣa haila mahāprabhura mana
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw half the garden filled with a variety of prasādam, He was very satisfied.
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A variety of prasādam filled half the garden.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw this abundant prasādam.
Seeing it made Him very satisfied.
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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's satisfaction on seeing the prasādam?
Take a moment to picture half the garden filled with prasādam and His satisfaction at seeing it.
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