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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.82
দরিদ্ৰ-ব্রাহ্মণ-ঘরে যে পাইলা মুষ্ট্যেক অন্ন ।
ইহাতে সন্তুষ্ট হও, ছাড় লোভ-মন ॥ ৮২ ॥
daridra-brāhmaṇa-ghare ye pāilā muṣṭy-eka anna
ihāte santuṣṭa hao, chāḍa lobha-mana
“I am a poor brāhmaṇa, and You have come to My home. Please be satisfied with whatever little food You have received and give up Your greedy mentality.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The host describes Himself as a poor brāhmaṇa whose guest has come to His home.
He asks His guest to be satisfied with whatever little food He has received.
He also asks His guest to give up His greedy mentality.
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 I be more satisfied with the food someone offers me?
Today, accept one meal gratefully without asking for more than is offered.
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