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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.88
পুনঃ দিন-শেষে প্ৰভুর করাইল উত্থান ।
কিছু ভোগ লাগাইল করাইল জলপান ॥ ৮৮ ॥
punaḥ dina-śeṣe prabhura karāila utthāna
kichu bhoga lāgāila karāila jala-pāna
After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day, and immediately some food and some water must be offered to Him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day.
Food and water must immediately be offered to Him.
This end-of-day food offering is called vaikāli-bhoga.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
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 does the immediate offering of food and water show about attentive Deity service?
Write down the sequence today: awaken the Deity after rest, then immediately offer food and water.
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