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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.123
অনেকপ্রকার স্নেহে ভিক্ষা করাইল ।
গোসাঞির শেষান্ন সবংশে খাইল ॥ ১২৩ ॥
aneka-prakāra snehe bhikṣā karāila
gosāñira śeṣānna sa-vaṁśe khāila
With great affection and respect, that Kūrma brāhmaṇa made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat all kinds of food. After that, the remnants were shared by all the members of the family.
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The Kūrma brāhmaṇa served Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great affection and respect.
He made the Lord eat all kinds of food.
Afterward, all the family members shared the remnants.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna. While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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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: “served”
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How could you bring greater affection and respect into your service?
Pause over the words “affection and respect” today, and consider how both shaped the brāhmaṇa’s service.
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