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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.176
ভিক্ষা লাগি’ ভট্টাচার্যে করাইলা রন্ধন ।
তবে মহাপ্রভু হাসি’ বলিলা বচন ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
bhikṣā lāgi’ bhaṭṭācārye karāilā randhana
tabe mahāprabhu hāsi’ balilā vacana
He asked Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to cook Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lunch. At that time the Lord, smiling, spoke as follows.
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The brāhmaṇa asked Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to cook.
The meal was to be Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lunch.
At that moment, the Lord smiled and began to speak.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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