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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.156
পুরী দেখি’ সেবক সব সম্মান করিল ।
ক্ষীরপ্রসাদ দিয়া তাঁরে ভিক্ষা করাইল ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
purī dekhi’ sevaka saba sammāna karila
kṣīra-prasāda diyā tāṅre bhikṣā karāila
When the priest of Gopīnātha saw Mādhavendra Purī again, he offered all respects to him and, giving him the sweet rice prasādam, made him eat.
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The priest of Gopīnātha saw Mādhavendra Purī again.
He offered all respects to Mādhavendra Purī.
He gave Mādhavendra Purī sweet rice prasādam and made him eat.
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:
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.
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you express respect through a simple act of care?
Respectfully offer someone prasādam today if you have some available.
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