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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.239
নীলাচলে ভোজন তুমি কর বায়ান্ন বার ।
এক এক ভোগের অন্ন শত শত ভার ॥ ২৩৯ ॥
nīlācale bhojana tumi kara bāyānna bāra
eka eka bhogera anna śata śata bhāra
“After all, at Jagannātha Purī You eat fifty-two times a day, and each time You eat hundreds of buckets filled with prasādam.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord is addressed as eating fifty-two times a day at Jagannātha Purī.
Each time, He eats hundreds of buckets filled with prasādam.
Both the frequency of His meals and their great quantity are emphasized.
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.
What strikes me about the abundance described in the Lord’s meals?
Spend a moment today recalling the fifty-two daily meals described here.
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