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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.217
এত বলি’ সেই বিপ্র সুখে পাক কৈল ।
উত্তম প্রকারে প্রভুকে ভিক্ষা করাইল ॥ ২১৭ ॥
eta bali’ sei vipra sukhe pāka kaila
uttama prakāre prabhuke bhikṣā karāila
Saying this, the brāhmaṇa very happily cooked food, and a first-class dinner was offered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The brāhmaṇa cooked food after speaking.
He cooked very happily.
A first-class dinner was offered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then visited Payasvinī, Śṛṅgavera-purī-maṭha and Matsya-tīrtha. At the village of Uḍupī He saw the Gopāla Deity installed by Śrī Madhvācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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: “cooked”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you bring both happiness and care into preparing food for the Lord?
Prepare one simple food item for the Lord today with care and a happy spirit.
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