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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.71
জনা পাঁচ-সাত রুটি করে রাশি-রাশি ।
অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন সব রহে ঘৃতে ভাসি’ ॥ ৭১ ॥
janā pāṅca-sāta ruṭi kare rāśi-rāśi
anna-vyañjana saba rahe ghṛte bhāsi’
Five to seven men prepared a huge quantity of chapatis, which were completely covered with ghee [clarified butter], as were all the vegetables, rice and dhal.
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Five to seven men prepared a huge quantity of chapatis.
The chapatis were completely covered with ghee, or clarified butter.
All the vegetables, rice and dhal were also covered with ghee.
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:
He then established the Deity of Śrī Gopālajī on top of Govardhana Hill with great pomp. Gopāla was worshiped, and the Annakūṭa festival was observed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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