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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.222
বসিতে আসন দিয়া দুঁহেত বসিলা ।
প্রসাদান্ন খুলি’ প্রভু তাঁর হাতে দিলা ॥ ২২২ ॥
vasite āsana diyā duṅheta vasilā
prasādānna khuli’ prabhu tāṅra hāte dilā
The Bhaṭṭācārya offered a carpet for the Lord to sit upon, and both of them sat there. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the prasādam and placed it in the hands of the Bhaṭṭācārya.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya offered a carpet for the Lord to sit upon.
Both of them sat there together.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the prasādam and placed it in the Bhaṭṭācārya’s hands.
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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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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What simple act of hospitality can you offer with care?
Offer someone a comfortable place to sit today.
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