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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.230
তোমার বহুত ভাগ্য কত প্ৰশংসিব ।
আমি — ভাগ্যবান্, ইহার অবশেষ পাব ॥ ২৩০ ॥
tomāra bahuta bhāgya kata praśaṁsiba
āmi — bhāgyavān, ihāra avaśeṣa pāba
“My dear Bhaṭṭācārya, your fortune is very great. How much shall I praise you? I also am very fortunate to be able to take the remnants of this food.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Bhaṭṭācārya is addressed warmly and praised for his very great fortune.
The question of how much to praise him expresses deep appreciation.
Being able to take the remnants of this food is also described as great good fortune.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do you see receiving offered food as a fortunate opportunity?
Before taking offered food today, pause and acknowledge the good fortune of receiving it.
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