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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.87
বহুমূল্য দিয়া আনি’ করিয়া যতন ।
পবিত্র সংস্কার করি’ করে নিবেদন ॥ ৮৭ ॥
bahu-mūlya diyā āni’ kariyā yatana
pavitra saṁskāra kari’ kare nivedana
“All these fruits are collected from distant places and bought at a high price. After trimming them with great care and purity, Rāghava Paṇḍita offers them to the Deity.
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The fruits were collected from distant places and bought at a high price.
Rāghava Paṇḍita trimmed them with great care and purity.
After this careful preparation, he offered the fruits to the Deity.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
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. Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord.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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What care can I give to preparing an offering, whatever its price?
Carefully clean and trim a piece of fruit for an offering today.
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