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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.114
সেবার সৌষ্ঠব দেখি’ আনন্দিত মনে ।
উত্তম ভোগ লাগে — এথা বুঝি অনুমানে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
sevāra sauṣṭhava dekhi’ ānandita mane
uttama bhoga lāge — ethā bujhi anumāne
From the excellence of the arrangements, Mādhavendra Purī understood by deduction that only the best food was offered.
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Mādhavendra Purī noticed the excellence of the arrangements.
From those arrangements, he understood that only the best food was offered.
His understanding came by deduction from what he observed.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī. This pot of condensed milk was stolen by Gopīnātha and delivered to Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can careful arrangements tell me about the care given to an offering?
Give extra attention to one small arrangement for a food offering today.
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