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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.57
তিন শুভ্রপীঠ, তার উপরি বসন ।
এইরূপে সাক্ষাৎ কৃষ্ণে করাইল ভোজন ॥ ৫৭ ॥
tina śubhra-pīṭha, tāra upari vasana
ei-rūpe sākṣāt kṛṣṇe karāila bhojana
There were three sitting places where soft cloths were placed. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa was offered all the food, and the Lord took it very pleasantly.
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There were three sitting places.
Soft cloths were placed at those sitting places.
All the food was offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and He took it very pleasantly.
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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Lord Kṛṣṇa's pleasant acceptance of the food mean to you?
Offer a small portion of food to Lord Kṛṣṇa today before eating.
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