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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.218
সেই প্রসাদান্ন-মালা অঞ্চলে বান্ধিয়া ।
ভট্টাচার্যের ঘরে আইলা ত্বরাযুক্ত হঞা ॥ ২১৮ ॥
sei prasādānna-mālā añcale bāndhiyā
bhaṭṭācāryera ghare āilā tvarāyukta hañā
Carefully tying the prasādam and garlands in a cloth, Caitanya Mahāprabhu hastened to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu tied the prasādam and garlands in a cloth.
He did this carefully.
Then He hastened to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I show greater care when handling prasādam?
Today, handle or wrap prasādam carefully, remembering Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s example.
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