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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.111
‘গ্রামে-গ্রামে’ নূতন আবাস করিবা ।
পাঁচ-সাত নব্যগৃহে সামগ্র্যে ভরিবা ॥ ১১১ ॥
‘grāme-grāme’ nūtana āvāsa karibā
pāṅca-sāta navya-gṛhe sāmagrye bharibā
His orders read: “In every village you should construct new residences, and in five or seven new houses you should store all kinds of food.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King ordered that new residences be constructed in every village.
Five or seven new houses were to be used for storing food.
His instructions called for all kinds of food to be stored.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can preparing space and food make your hospitality more thoughtful?
Prepare a clean space or set aside some food for someone you will welcome.
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