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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.59
ভট্টাচার্য দুই ভাইয়ে নিমন্ত্রণ কৈল ।
প্রভুর শেষ প্রসাদ-পাত্র দুইভাই পাইল ॥ ৫৯ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya dui bhāiye nimantraṇa kaila
prabhura śeṣa prasāda-pātra dui-bhāi pāila
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya invited the two brothers to take lunch also. The remnants of food from the plate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were offered to them.
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Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya invited the two brothers to take lunch.
The brothers were also included in the meal.
They were offered the remnants of food from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s plate.
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:
Meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in a village called Rāmakeli, two brothers, Rūpa and Sanātana, began to devise means to get out of their government service. They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about what the two brothers were offered?
Reread this verse today and pause to appreciate the brothers’ opportunity to receive the Lord’s food remnants.
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