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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.215
মুদ্গবড়া, মাষবড়া, কলাবড়া মিষ্ট ।
ক্ষীরপুলি, নারিকেল-পুলি আর যত পিষ্ট ॥ ২১৫ ॥
mudga-baḍā, māṣa-baḍā, kalā-baḍā miṣṭa
kṣīra-puli, nārikela-puli āra yata piṣṭa
There were baḍās made of mung dhal, of urad dhal and of sweet bananas, and there were sweet-rice cakes, coconut cakes and various other cakes.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There were baḍās made of mung dhal and of urad dhal.
Other baḍās were made of sweet bananas.
The cakes included sweet-rice cakes, coconut cakes, and various other kinds.
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:
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. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do the different ingredients help you notice about the variety described?
Make two short lists today: the kinds of baḍās and the kinds of cakes named here.
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