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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.187
তবে সেই বিপ্র প্রভুকে ভিক্ষা করাইল ।
মধুপুরীর লোক সব প্রভুকে দেখিতে আইল ॥ ১৮৭ ॥
tabe sei vipra prabhuke bhikṣā karāila
madhu-purīra loka saba prabhuke dekhite āila
After this discussion, the brāhmaṇa served lunch to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then all the people residing in Mathurā came to see the Lord.
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After the discussion, the brāhmaṇa served lunch to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The brāhmaṇa’s service took the simple, concrete form of offering a meal.
All the people residing in Mathurā came to see the Lord.
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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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: “served”, “service”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussion”
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What do you notice about the brāhmaṇa’s simple act of service?
Help serve someone a meal today, remembering the brāhmaṇa’s service.
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