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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.90
দোনা ব্যঞ্জনে ভরি’ করেন প্রার্থন ।
প্রভু বলেন — আর কত করিব ভোজন ॥ ৯০ ॥
donā vyañjane bhari’ karena prārthana
prabhu balena — āra kata kariba bhojana
After filling a pot with vegetables, Advaita Ācārya requested Them to eat more, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “How much more can I go on eating?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya filled a pot with vegetables.
He requested Them to eat more.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu responded by asking how much more He could go on eating.
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:
There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This house was located at Śāntipura.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 do you notice about Advaita Ācārya’s eagerness to serve?
Offer someone food today, while listening carefully to their response.
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