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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.11
‘উত্তম ব্রাহ্মণ’ এক সঙ্গে অবশ্য চাহি ।
ভিক্ষা করি’ ভিক্ষা দিবে, যাবে পাত্র বহি’ ॥ ১১ ॥
‘uttama brāhmaṇa’ eka saṅge avaśya cāhi
bhikṣā kari’ bhikṣā dibe, yābe pātra vahi’
“Our Lord, please take one very nice brāhmaṇa with You. He will collect alms for You, cook for You, give You prasādam and carry Your waterpot while traveling.
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The speakers ask the Lord to take one very nice brāhmaṇa with Him.
The brāhmaṇa will collect alms, cook, and give the Lord prasādam.
He will also carry the Lord’s waterpot while traveling.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
If there were no village, Balabhadra would cook whatever rice remained and collect some spinach from the forest for the Lord to eat. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased with the behavior of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which simple task could I take up to help someone who is traveling?
Offer one practical help today, such as preparing food or carrying water.
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