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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.58
আচার্যরত্ন-আদি যত মুখ্য ভক্তগণ ।
মধ্যে মধ্যে প্ৰভুরে করেন নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ৫৮ ॥
ācāryaratna-ādi yata mukhya bhakta-gaṇa
madhye madhye prabhure karena nimantraṇa
All the chief devotees, headed by Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna], used to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu periodically.
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All the chief devotees extended invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
These devotees were headed by Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna].
They offered their invitations periodically, making this hospitality a repeated activity.
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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How can I make devotional hospitality a regular part of my life?
Choose a day to invite someone to share food offered to the Lord or a devotional gathering.
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