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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.119
কতক্ষণে প্রভু যদি বাহ্য প্রকাশিলা ।
কূর্মের সেবক বহু সম্মান করিলা ॥ ১১৯ ॥
kata-kṣaṇe prabhu yadi bāhya prakāśilā
kūrmera sevaka bahu sammāna karilā
After some time, when Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested His external consciousness, a priest of the Lord Kūrma Deity gave Him various offerings.
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After some time, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested His external consciousness.
A priest of the Lord Kūrma Deity approached Him with offerings.
The priest gave Him various offerings.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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What draws your attention in the priest’s act of giving offerings to the Lord?
Reread the translation and briefly reflect on the priest’s service of giving offerings.
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