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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.236
প্রভু কহে, — “মহাপ্রসাদ আন’ এই স্থানে ।
সবা-সঙ্গে ইহাঁ আজি করিমু ভোজনে ॥” ২৩৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “mahā-prasāda āna’ ei sthāne
sabā-saṅge ihāṅ āji karimu bhojane”
Accepting their invitation, the Lord asked them to bring all the prasādam there so that He could eat it with His devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the devotees’ invitations.
He asked them to bring all the prasādam to the place where He was staying.
His request allowed Him to eat with His devotees rather than dine separately.
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:
He asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about devotional service in terms of the Vedānta-sūtra, and the Lord told him about devotional service that is approved by great personalities who know the Vedānta-sūtra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s wish to eat with His devotees?
Arrange to share prasādam with someone rather than eat alone.
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