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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.59
কেহ অন্ন আনি’ দেয় ভট্টাচার্য-স্থানে ।
কেহ দুগ্ধ, দধি, কেহ ঘৃত, খণ্ড আনে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
keha anna āni’ deya bhaṭṭācārya-sthāne
keha dugdha, dadhi, keha ghṛta, khaṇḍa āne
Some people would bring grain and deliver it to Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya. Others would bring milk and yogurt, and still others would bring ghee and sugar.
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Some people brought grain and delivered it to Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.
Others brought milk and yogurt.
Still others brought ghee and sugar; people contributed different kinds of food.
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: “deliver”, “delivered”
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What food could you share with someone today?
Contribute one food item to someone preparing a meal.
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