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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.61
ভট্টাচার্য পাক করে বন্য-ব্যঞ্জন ।
বন্য-ব্যঞ্জনে প্ৰভুর আনন্দিত মন ॥ ৬১ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya pāka kare vanya-vyañjana
vanya-vyañjane prabhura ānandita mana
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya used to cook all kinds of vegetables gathered from the forest, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to accept these preparations.
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Vegetables were gathered from the forest.
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya cooked all kinds of these vegetables.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to accept these preparations.
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:
If there were no village, Balabhadra would cook whatever rice remained and collect some spinach from the forest for the Lord to eat. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased with the behavior of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.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.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gathered”
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: “cooked”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s pleasure in these vegetables shape your view of simple food?
Prepare a simple vegetable dish with care today.
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