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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.72
এক এক ফলের মূল্য দিয়া চারিচারি পণ ।
দশক্রোশ হৈতে আনায় করিয়া যতন ॥ ৭২ ॥
eka eka phalera mūlya diyā cāri-cāri paṇa
daśa-krośa haite ānāya kariyā yatana
“He collects coconuts with great endeavor from a place twenty miles away, and he pays four paṇas each for them.
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He collected the coconuts with great endeavor.
He brought them from a place twenty miles away.
He paid four paṇas for each coconut.
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:
When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this effort to collect coconuts show you about care in service?
Make one small extra effort today to obtain or prepare something carefully for an offering.
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