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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.217
পূজারী আনিয়া মালা-প্রসাদান্ন দিলা ।
প্রসাদান্ন-মালা পাঞা প্রভু হর্ষ হৈলা ॥ ২১৭ ॥
pūjārī āniyā mālā-prasādānna dilā
prasādānna-mālā pāñā prabhu harṣa hailā
The priest there presented Him with garlands and prasādam that had been offered to Lord Jagannātha. This pleased Caitanya Mahāprabhu very much.
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The priest presented Caitanya Mahāprabhu with garlands and prasādam.
These had first been offered to Lord Jagannātha.
Receiving them pleased Caitanya Mahāprabhu very much.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One morning after this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some prasādam from Jagannātha and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. Without caring for formality, the Bhaṭṭācārya immediately partook of the mahā-prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I appreciate prasādam that has been offered to the Lord?
When receiving prasādam today, pause to appreciate that it has been offered to the Lord.
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