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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.44
পীঠা-পানা দেহ তুমি ইঁহা-সবাকারে ।
তবে ভট্টাচার্য কহে যুড়ি’ দুই করে ॥ ৪৪ ॥
pīṭhā-pānā deha tumi iṅhā-sabākāre
tabe bhaṭṭācārya kahe yuḍi’ dui kare
“You can offer the cakes and preparations made with condensed milk to all the devotees.” Hearing this, the Bhaṭṭācārya folded his hands and spoke as follows.
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The request was to offer the cakes to all the devotees.
Preparations made with condensed milk were also to be offered to them.
Hearing this, the Bhaṭṭācārya folded his hands before speaking.
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:
Hearing all these arguments, Caitanya Mahāprabhu told His devotees that Sārvabhauma was His spiritual master and that whatever he said out of affection was for everyone’s benefit. When Sārvabhauma met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he asked Him to hear Vedānta philosophy from him.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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing am I to let others enjoy special preparations?
At a meal today, offer a special preparation to others before taking some yourself.
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