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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.190
সার্বভৌম কহে পুনঃ, — দিন ‘পঞ্চদশ’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — তোমার ভিক্ষা ‘এক’ দিবস ॥ ১৯০ ॥
sārvabhauma kahe punaḥ, — dina ‘pañca-daśa’
prabhu kahe, — tomāra bhikṣā ‘eka’ divasa
When Sārvabhauma requested Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept lunch for fifteen days, the Lord said, “I shall accept lunch at your place for one day only.”
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Sārvabhauma requested that Caitanya Mahāprabhu accept lunch for fifteen days.
The Lord offered to accept lunch for one day only.
He agreed to eat at Sārvabhauma’s place, but not for the duration requested.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you appreciate a small acceptance even when you hoped for more?
Offer someone a simple meal invitation without asking for a longer commitment.
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