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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.73
আচার্য বলে — অকপটে করহ আহার ।
যদি খাইতে না পার পাতে রহিবেক আর ॥ ৭৩ ॥
ācārya bale — akapaṭe karaha āhāra
yadi khāite nā pāra pāte rahibeka āra
Advaita Ācārya then requested the Lord to simply accept the prasādam without pretense. If He could not eat it all, the balance could be left on the plate.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya requested the Lord to simply accept the prasādam.
He asked Him to accept it without pretense.
He said that if the Lord could not eat everything, the remaining food could be left on the plate.
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 did Advaita Ācārya respond to the Lord’s concern about the amount of food?
When serving someone today, do not pressure them to finish more than they can eat.
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