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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.46
চই-মরিচ-সুখ্ত দিয়া সব ফল-মূলে ।
অমৃতনিন্দক পঞ্চবিধ তিক্ত-ঝালে ॥ ৪৬ ॥
ca-i-marica-sukhta diyā saba phala-mūle
amṛta-nindaka pañca-vidha tikta-jhāle
There was sukhta, bitter melon mixed with all kinds of vegetables, defying the taste of nectar. There were five types of bitter and pungent sukhtas.
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There was sukhta made from bitter melon mixed with all kinds of vegetables.
Its taste is described as defying the taste of nectar.
Five types of bitter and pungent sukhtas were served.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā. When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat.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: “served”
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How does this description invite you to appreciate tastes beyond sweetness?
At a meal today, pause to notice and appreciate the different tastes in a vegetable preparation.
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