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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.182
তোমারে ‘ভিক্ষা’ দিব — বড় ভাগ্য সে আমার ।
তুমি — ঈশ্বর, নাহি তোমার বিধি-ব্যবহার ॥ ১৮২ ॥
tomāre ‘bhikṣā’ diba — baḍa bhāgya se āmāra
tumi — īśvara, nāhi tomāra vidhi-vyavahāra
“It is a great fortune for me to offer You food. You are the Supreme Lord, and being in the transcendental position, You are not restricted in any way.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa considered it his great fortune to offer food to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord.
He recognized that the Lord, being in the transcendental position, is not restricted in any way.
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:
Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love. As He toured the Vṛndāvana forests, He heard the chirping of parrots and other birds.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.
Do I see an opportunity to serve the Lord as great fortune?
Before one act of service today, pause and express gratitude for the opportunity.
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