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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.58
মধ্যাহ্ন করিতে বিপ্র প্রভুরে কহিলা ।
রূপ-গোসাঞি সে-দিবস তথাঞি রহিলা ॥ ৫৮ ॥
madhyāhna karite vipra prabhure kahilā
rūpa-gosāñi se-divasa tathāñi rahilā
The brāhmaṇa then requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept His lunch. Rūpa Gosvāmī also remained there that day.
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The brāhmaṇa requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept His lunch.
His request was a personal invitation to the Lord.
Rūpa Gosvāmī also remained there that day.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
He was informed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana from Jagannātha Purī through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand); therefore he sent two people to Jagannātha Purī to find out when the Lord would leave for Vṛndāvana. In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the brāhmaṇa’s invitation help you reflect on offering hospitality?
Offer someone a simple, warm invitation to share a meal today.
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