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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.124
রাজার আজ্ঞায় পড়িছা পাঠায় দিনে-দিনে ।
বহুত প্রসাদ পাঠায় দিয়া বহু-জনে ॥ ১২৪ ॥
rājāra ājñāya paḍichā pāṭhāya dine-dine
bahuta prasāda pāṭhāya diyā bahu-jane
Following the King’s orders, the superintendent of the temple sent large quantities of prasādam every day, and it was carried by many persons.
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The King gave orders for prasādam to be sent.
The superintendent of the temple sent large quantities every day.
Many persons carried the prasādam, sharing in this service.
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:
In that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal. Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade Nityānanda to visit Nīlācala every year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I contribute to the shared work of providing prasādam?
Offer to help with one small task in preparing, carrying or distributing prasādam today.
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