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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.40
প্রভু না খাইলে, কেহ না করে ভোজন ।
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি তবে কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ৪০ ॥
prabhu nā khāile, keha nā kare bhojana
svarūpa-gosāñi tabe kaila nivedana
But the devotees would not accept the prasādam until Caitanya Mahāprabhu took it. Svarūpa Gosvāmī informed the Lord of this.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees would not accept the prasādam immediately.
They waited until Caitanya Mahāprabhu took it.
Svarūpa Gosvāmī informed the Lord that the devotees were waiting.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees' waiting show you about their regard for Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Before accepting prasādam today, pause to remember the devotees waiting for Caitanya Mahāprabhu to take it.
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