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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.96
অবধূতের ঝুঠা লাগিল মোর অঙ্গে ।
পরম পবিত্র মোরে কৈল এই ঢঙ্গে ॥ ৯৬ ॥
avadhūtera jhuṭhā lāgila mora aṅge
parama pavitra more kaila ei ḍhaṅge
When the rice thrown by Nityānanda Prabhu touched His body, Advaita Ācārya thought Himself purified by the touch of remnants thrown by Paramahaṁsa Nityānanda. Therefore He began dancing.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The word avadhūta refers to one above all rules and regulations. Advaita Ācārya happily accepted Nityānanda Prabhu’s remnants and felt purified of all smārta contamination.
Food remnants left by a pure Vaiṣṇava are called mahā-mahā-prasādam. They are completely spiritual, identified with Lord Viṣṇu, and not ordinary.
The spiritual master is to be considered on the paramahaṁsa stage, beyond the jurisdiction of the varṇāśrama institution. The remnants of the spiritual master and pure Vaiṣṇavas purify the mind, raising it to the status of a pure brāhmaṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this purport deepen your respect for food remnants left by the bona fide spiritual master and pure Vaiṣṇavas?
Write down the meaning of mahā-mahā-prasādam and one reason the purport calls it purifying.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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