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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.55
দুই পাশে ধরিল সব মৃৎকুণ্ডিকা ভরি’ ।
চাঁপাকলা-দধি-সন্দেশ কহিতে না পারি ॥ ৫৫ ॥
dui pāśe dharila saba mṛt-kuṇḍikā bhari’
cāṅpākalā-dadhi-sandeśa kahite nā pāri
In two places there were earthen pots filled with another preparation made with yogurt, sandeśa [a sweetmeat made with curd] and banana. I am unable to describe it all.
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Another preparation was made with yogurt, sandeśa and banana.
Sandeśa is a sweetmeat made with curd.
Earthen pots containing this preparation stood in two places, and the narrator could not describe it all.
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:
When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat. Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this additional preparation deepen your impression of the meal's variety?
Review the three ingredients in this preparation today and recall what sandeśa means.
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