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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.248
নিজ ঘরে লঞা প্রভুরে ভিক্ষা করাইল ।
ভট্টাচার্যে চন্দ্রশেখর নিমন্ত্রণ কৈল ॥ ২৪৮ ॥
nija ghare lañā prabhure bhikṣā karāila
bhaṭṭācārye candraśekhara nimantraṇa kaila
Tapana Miśra took Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his house and gave Him lunch. Candraśekhara invited Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to take lunch at his home.
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Tapana Miśra took Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his house.
He gave the Lord lunch.
Candraśekhara invited Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to take lunch at his own home.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse help you see hospitality as a practical way to serve?
Offer someone a meal today, or help prepare one, reflecting on the hospitality described here.
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