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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.72
ভোজন করহ, ছাড় বচন-চাতুরী ।
প্রভু কহে — এত অন্ন খাইতে না পারি ॥ ৭২ ॥
bhojana karaha, chāḍa vacana-cāturī
prabhu kahe — eta anna khāite nā pāri
Advaita Ācārya thus requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat and give up juggling words. The Lord replied, “I certainly cannot eat so much food.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat.
He asked the Lord to give up juggling words.
The Lord replied that He certainly could not eat so much food.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you speak plainly and respectfully when offered more food than you can eat?
If offered too much food today, politely state how much you can eat.
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