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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.228
ভাগ্যবান্ তুমি, সফল তোমার উদ্যোগ ।
রাধাকৃষ্ণে লাগাঞাছ এতাদৃশ ভোগ ॥ ২২৮ ॥
bhāgyavān tumi, saphala tomāra udyoga
rādhā-kṛṣṇe lāgāñācha etādṛśa bhoga
“You are most fortunate, and your endeavor is successful, for you have offered such wonderful food to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Offering such wonderful food to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is praised as great good fortune.
The endeavor is called successful because the food has been offered to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
The praise directs attention to the offering, not simply to the preparation of wonderful food.
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:
Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls. Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhā-kṛṣṇa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can offering food to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa shape your understanding of a successful effort?
Today, prepare one simple food item with care and offer it to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
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