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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.30
সেই রাত্রি সব মহান্ত তাহাঞি রহিলা ।
বার ক্ষীর আনি’ আগে সেবক ধরিলা ॥ ৩০ ॥
sei rātri saba mahānta tāhāñi rahilā
bāra kṣīra āni’ āge sevaka dharilā
That night, all the great devotees remained in the temple, and the priests brought twelve pots of condensed milk, which they placed before Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the great devotees remained in the temple that night.
The priests brought twelve pots of condensed milk.
They placed the pots before Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
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.
What simple act of care can I offer to devotees?
Help arrange food or a comfortable place for a devotee today.
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