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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.103
লবঙ্গ এলাচী-বীজ — উত্তম রসবাস ।
তুলসী-মঞ্জরী সহ দিল মুখবাস ॥ ১০৩ ॥
lavaṅga elācī-bīja — uttama rasa-vāsa
tulasī-mañjarī saha dila mukha-vāsa
Śrī Advaita Ācārya fed the two Lords cloves and cardamom mixed with tulasī flowers. Thus there was a good flavor within Their mouths.
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Śrī Advaita Ācārya fed the two Lords cloves and cardamom.
These were mixed with tulasī flowers.
This service brought a good flavor to Their mouths.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This house was located at Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “service”
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What does this small act show me about attentive service?
Write down the three ingredients Śrī Advaita Ācārya used, noting the care given to this detail of service.
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