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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.11
ভিক্ষা লাগি’ একদিন এক গ্রাম গিয়া ।
আপনে বহুত অন্ন আনিল মাগিয়া ॥ ১১ ॥
bhikṣā lāgi’ eka-dina eka grāma giyā
āpane bahuta anna ānila māgiyā
Each day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally went to a village and collected a great quantity of rice and other grains for the preparation of prasādam.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally went to a village each day.
He collected a great quantity of rice and other grains.
These grains were collected for the preparation of prasādam.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small part can I personally take in preparing prasādam?
Help gather or set aside an ingredient for preparing prasādam today.
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