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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.87
গন্ধ-পুষ্প-ধূপ-দীপে মহাপূজা কৈল ।
ভট্টাচার্যে মান্য করি’ পাক করাইল ॥ ৮৭ ॥
gandha-puṣpa-dhūpa-dīpe mahā-pūjā kaila
bhaṭṭācārye mānya kari’ pāka karāila
Vallabhācārya worshiped the Lord with great pomp, offering scents, incense, flowers and lamps, and with great respect he induced Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya [the Lord’s cook] to cook.
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Vallabhācārya worshiped the Lord with great pomp.
He offered scents, incense, flowers and lamps.
With great respect, he induced Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, the Lord’s cook, to cook.
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:
During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this scene show respect both in worship and in arranging the Lord’s meal?
Express sincere respect to someone preparing food today.
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