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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.171
যাবৎ আচার্যগৃহে নিমাঞির অবস্থান ।
মুঞি ভিক্ষা দিমু, সবাকারে মাগোঁ দান ॥ ১৭১ ॥
yāvat ācārya-gṛhe nimāñira avasthāna
muñi bhikṣā dimu, sabākāre māgoṅ dāna
Mother Śacī appealed to all the devotees to give her this charity: As long as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at the house of Advaita Ācārya, only she would supply Him food.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mother Śacī appealed to all the devotees for a particular charity.
She asked that only she supply food to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Her request covered the time He would remain at the house of Advaita Ācārya.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does asking for a chance to serve as charity teach you about valuing service?
Ask for one small opportunity to help provide food today, treating the chance to serve as a gift.
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