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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.53
বলগণ্ডি-ভোগের বহু প্রসাদ আইল ।
সবা সঙ্গে মহাপ্ৰভু প্রসাদ খাইল ॥ ৫৩ ॥
balagaṇḍi-bhogera bahu prasāda āila
sabā saṅge mahāprabhu prasāda khāila
The remnants of food offered to the Lord at Balagaṇḍi then arrived in great quantity, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all His devotees ate it.
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The remnants of food offered to the Lord at Balagaṇḍi arrived.
This offered food came in great quantity.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all His devotees ate it.
The purport of CC Madhya 16.53 quotesCC Madhya 13.193
In reference to Balagaṇḍi, see Madhya-līlā 13.193.
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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.
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.
How can sharing food offered to the Lord become part of my day?
If you have food offered to the Lord today, share a portion with someone.
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