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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.66
প্রভু জানে তিনভোগ — কৃষ্ণের নৈবেদ্য ।
আচার্যের মনঃকথা নহে প্ৰভুর বেদ্য ॥ ৬৬ ॥
prabhu jāne tina bhoga — kṛṣṇera naivedya
ācāryera manaḥ-kathā nahe prabhura vedya
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the room, He saw three divisions of food, and He knew that all of these were meant for Kṛṣṇa. However, He did not understand the intentions of Advaita Ācārya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw three servings of food and thought that all were meant for Kṛṣṇa.
Advaita Ācārya personally offered the serving on the metal plate to Kṛṣṇa.
The two servings on banana leaves were intended for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Nityānanda. Advaita Ācārya had not disclosed this intention.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
After accepting the sannyāsa order at Katwa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled continuously for three days in Rāḍha-deśa and, by the trick of Nityānanda Prabhu, eventually came to the western side of Śāntipura. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā.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: “servings”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How did Advaita Ācārya’s intention differ from what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood?
Today, recall which serving was offered to Kṛṣṇa and whom the other two servings were intended for.
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