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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.73
প্রতিদিন পাঁচ-সাত ফল ছোলাঞা ।
সুশীতল করিতে রাখে জলে ডুবাইঞা ॥ ৭৩ ॥
prati-dina pāṅca-sāta phala cholāñā
suśītala karite rākhe jale ḍubāiñā
“Every day five to seven coconuts are clipped and put into water to keep cool.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The coconuts were prepared every day.
Five to seven coconuts were clipped.
They were put into water to keep them cool.
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.
How can small, repeated acts of preparation express care?
Give one item intended for an offering a small act of careful preparation today.
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