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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.57
পথে যাইতে ভট্টাচার্য শাক-মূল-ফল ।
যাহাঁ যেই পায়েন তাহাঁ লয়েন সকল ॥ ৫৭ ॥
pathe yāite bhaṭṭācārya śāka-mūla-phala
yāhāṅ yei pāyena tāhāṅ layena sakala
Along the way, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya collected all kinds of spinach, roots and fruit whenever possible.
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Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya collected food along the way.
He gathered all kinds of spinach, roots and fruit.
He collected these whenever possible.
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:
Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables. If there were no village, Balabhadra would cook whatever rice remained and collect some spinach from the forest for the Lord to eat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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In this verse: “gathered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I be attentive to the simple foods available to me today?
Gather an available leafy vegetable, root vegetable or fruit for a meal today.
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