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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.56
অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন-উপরি দিল তুলসীমঞ্জরী ।
তিন জলপাত্রে সুবাসিত জল ভরি’ ॥ ৫৬ ॥
anna-vyañjana-upari dila tulasī-mañjarī
tina jala-pātre suvāsita jala bhari’
Upon the stack of boiled rice and all the vegetables were flowers of the tulasī trees. There were also pots filled with scented rosewater.
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Flowers of the tulasī trees were placed upon the stack of boiled rice.
Tulasī flowers were also placed upon all the vegetables.
There were pots filled with scented rosewater.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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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.
What do these flowers and scented water add to your picture of the arrangement?
Pause today to picture the tulasī flowers on the rice and vegetables, with rosewater nearby.
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