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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.206
দুঃখী বৈষ্ণব দেখি’ তাঁরে করান ভোজন ।
গৌড়ীয়া আইলে দধি, ভাত, তৈল-মর্দন ॥ ২০৬ ॥
duḥkhī vaiṣṇava dekhi’ tāṅre karāna bhojana
gauḍīyā āile dadhi, bhāta, taila-mardana
Subuddhi Rāya used to spend his savings to supply yogurt to Bengali Vaiṣṇavas who came to Mathurā. He also gave them cooked rice and oil massages. When he saw a poverty-stricken Vaiṣṇava, he would use his money to feed him.
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Subuddhi Rāya spent his savings on yogurt, cooked rice, and oil massages for Bengali Vaiṣṇavas visiting Mathurā. He also used his money to feed poverty-stricken Vaiṣṇavas.
The Bengali Vaiṣṇavas were accustomed to cooked rice and had difficulty digesting the wheat chapatis and roṭis commonly eaten in Mathurā. Subuddhi Rāya supplied rice and yogurt to meet their dietary needs.
Bengalis were also accustomed to mustard-oil massages. Subuddhi Rāya wanted to serve the Vaiṣṇavas according to their needs.
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Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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:
Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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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: “cooked”, “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you learn what someone actually needs before offering service?
Ask a devotee about one practical need, such as a suitable meal, and offer a small, specific help.
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