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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.231
কৃষ্ণের আসন-পীঠ রাখহ উঠাঞা ।
মোরে প্রসাদ দেহ’ ভিন্ন পাত্রেতে করিয়া ॥ ২৩১ ॥
kṛṣṇera āsana-pīṭha rākhaha uṭhāñā
more prasāda deha’ bhinna pātrete kariyā
“Take away Kṛṣṇa’s sitting place and put it aside. Then give Me prasādam on a different plate.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa’s sitting place is to be taken away and put aside.
A different plate is requested for serving the food.
The food being requested is called prasādam.
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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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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can careful handling of Kṛṣṇa’s sitting place and prasādam express respect?
When serving prasādam today, use a separate plate rather than the plate used for the offering.
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