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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.49
মধুরাম্লবড়া, অম্লাদি পাঁচ-ছয় ।
সকল ব্যঞ্জন কৈল লোকে যত হয় ॥ ৪৯ ॥
madhurāmla-baḍā, amlādi pāṅca-chaya
sakala vyañjana kaila loke yata haya
There were small cakes in sweet and sour sauce and five or six kinds of sour preparations. All the vegetables were so made that everyone present could take prasādam.
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Small cakes were served in sweet and sour sauce.
There were five or six kinds of sour preparations.
All the vegetables were prepared so that everyone present could take prasādam.
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:
Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house. There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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 can you be attentive to everyone when serving prasādam?
When preparing or serving food today, check that everyone present has something they can take.
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