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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.78
এত বলি’ জল দিল দুই গোসাঞির হাতে ।
হাসিয়া লাগিলা দুঁহে ভোজন করিতে ॥ ৭৮ ॥
eta bali’ jala dila dui gosāñira hāte
hāsiyā lāgilā duṅhe bhojana karite
Upon saying this, Advaita Ācārya supplied water to the two Lords so that They could wash Their hands. The two Lords then sat down and, smiling, began to eat the prasādam.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya supplied water to the two Lords.
The water enabled Them to wash Their hands before eating.
The two Lords sat down and, smiling, began to eat the prasādam.
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.
What small act of care can help someone feel welcome at a meal?
Before a meal today, make sure water is available for washing hands.
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