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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.69
দশবিপ্ৰ অন্ন রান্ধি’ করে এক স্তূপ ।
জনা-পাঁচ রান্ধে ব্যঞ্জনাদি নানা সূপ ॥ ৬৯ ॥
daśa-vipra anna rāndhi’ kare eka stūpa
janā-pāṅca rāndhe vyañjanādi nānā sūpa
Ten brāhmaṇas cooked the food grains, and five brāhmaṇas cooked both dry and liquid vegetables.
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Ten brāhmaṇas cooked the food grains.
Five brāhmaṇas cooked the vegetables.
The vegetable cooking included both dry and liquid preparations.
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:
The next morning he invited his neighborhood friends to accompany him to excavate the Deity from the jungle. He then established the Deity of Śrī Gopālajī on top of Govardhana Hill with great pomp.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: “cooked”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I take responsibility for one part of a shared cooking task?
Offer to prepare one grain or vegetable dish as your part of cooking a meal today.
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