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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.204
পাকশালার দক্ষিণে — দুই ভোগালয় ।
এক-ঘরে শালগ্রামের ভোগ-সেবা হয় ॥ ২০৪ ॥
pāka-śālāra dakṣiṇe — dui bhogālaya
eka-ghare śālagrāmera bhoga-sevā haya
On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food, and in one of them the food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Two rooms for offering food stood on the southern side of the kitchen. In one, food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.
The śālagrāma-śilā is the vigraha of Nārāyaṇa, worshiped in the form of a stone ball by followers of the Vedic way.
The purport describes this worship as compulsory in a brāhmaṇa’s home. Vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in it.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
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. Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “followers”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the room set aside for offerings help you notice about the place of worship in the home?
Write one sentence recalling who is worshiped in the form of the śālagrāma-śilā.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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