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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.208
পীত-সুগন্ধি-ঘৃতে অন্ন সিক্ত কৈল ।
চারিদিকে পাতে ঘৃত বহিয়া চলিল ॥ ২০৮ ॥
pīta-sugandhi-ghṛte anna sikta kaila
cāri-dike pāte ghṛta vahiyā calila
Then the whole stack of rice was mixed with so much yellowish and fragrant clarified butter that it began to overflow the leaf.
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The whole stack of rice was mixed with clarified butter.
The clarified butter was yellowish and fragrant.
So much clarified butter was added that it began to overflow the leaf.
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
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