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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.218
রসালা-মথিত দধি, সন্দেশ অপার ।
গৌড়ে উৎকলে যত ভক্ষ্যের প্রকার ॥ ২১৮ ॥
rasālā-mathita dadhi, sandeśa apāra
gauḍe utkale yata bhakṣyera prakāra
Other preparations included a very delicious churned curd and a variety of sandeśa sweetmeats. Indeed, all the various eatables available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.
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The preparations included a very delicious churned curd.
There was a variety of sandeśa sweetmeats.
All the various eatables available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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How does the final statement broaden your sense of the meal’s variety?
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