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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.225
অলৌকিক এই সব অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন ।
দুই প্রহর ভিতরে কৈছে হইল রন্ধন ? ২২৫ ॥
alaukika ei saba anna-vyañjana
dui prahara bhitare kaiche ha-ila randhana?
“This is most uncommon! How was this arrangement of rice and vegetables finished within six hours?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord called the arrangement most uncommon.
He specifically mentioned the rice and vegetables.
He asked how the arrangement had been finished within six hours.
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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can noticing the time behind a meal deepen your appreciation?
At a meal today, consider the time taken to prepare its different dishes.
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