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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.54
হেন কালে মহাকায় এক পক্ষী আইল ।
ঠোঁটে করি’ অন্নসহ থালি লঞা গেল ॥ ৫৪ ॥
hena-kāle mahā-kāya eka pakṣī āila
ṭhoṅṭe kari’ anna-saha thāli lañā gela
When the contaminated food was offered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a very large bird appeared on the spot, picked up the plate in its beak and flew away.
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Contaminated food was offered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
A very large bird appeared on the spot.
The bird picked up the plate in its beak and flew away.
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:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “offered”
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What stands out to me about the sudden removal of the contaminated food?
Read the translation slowly and recall the three actions of the bird: appearing, picking up the plate, and flying away.
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