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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.219
শ্রদ্ধা করি’ ভট্টাচার্য সব করাইল ।
শুভ্র-পীঠোপরি সূক্ষ্ম বসন পাতিল ॥ ২১৯ ॥
śraddhā kari’ bhaṭṭācārya saba karāila
śubhra-pīṭhopari sūkṣma vasana pātila
Thus the Bhaṭṭācārya prepared a great variety of food and spread a fine cloth over a white wooden platform.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya prepared a great variety of food.
He spread a fine cloth over a platform.
The platform was white and made of wood.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the attention given to both the food and its setting?
Before a meal today, take a moment to arrange a clean cloth neatly on the eating surface.
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