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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.45
বাণীনাথ, কাশীমিশ্র প্রসাদ আনিল ।
স্বহস্তে সবারে প্রভু প্রসাদ খাওয়াইল ॥ ৪৫ ॥
vāṇīnātha, kāśī-miśra prasāda ānila
svahaste sabāre prabhu prasāda khāoyāila
Vāṇīnātha Rāya and Kāśī Miśra then brought a large quantity of prasādam, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed it with His own hand and fed them all.
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Vāṇīnātha Rāya and Kāśī Miśra brought a large quantity of prasādam.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed the prasādam with His own hand.
He fed all the devotees.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally serving prasādam?
Personally serve someone a portion of prasādam today.
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