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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.39
পাঁতি পাঁতি করি’ ভক্তগণে বসাইলা ।
পরিবেশন করিবারে আপনে লাগিলা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
pāṅti pāṅti kari’ bhakta-gaṇe vasāilā
pariveśana karibāre āpane lāgilā
All the devotees sat down in lines, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally began to distribute the prasādam.
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All the devotees sat down to receive prasādam.
They were seated in lines.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally began distributing the prasādam.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribute”, “distributing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does His personal participation in serving prasādam invite you to consider?
Take a small part in serving prasādam today, such as handing someone a portion.
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