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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.119
হেনকালে সেই ভোগ ঠাকুরে লাগিল ।
শুনি’ পুরী-গোসাঞি কিছু মনে বিচারিল ॥ ১১৯ ॥
hena-kāle sei bhoga ṭhākure lāgila
śuni’ purī-gosāñi kichu mane vicārila
While Mādhavendra Purī was talking with the brāhmaṇa priest, the sweet rice was placed before the Deity as an offering. Hearing this, Mādhavendra Purī thought as follows.
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Mādhavendra Purī was speaking with the brāhmaṇa priest.
During their conversation, the sweet rice was placed before the Deity as an offering.
Hearing this prompted Mādhavendra Purī to reflect.
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:
But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam. Thus He passed that night, and the next morning He again started for Jagannātha 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.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I pause to notice when food is being offered to the Deity?
Read this verse slowly once, noting the moment when the sweet rice is placed before the Deity.
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