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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.26

সে সব সামগ্রী যত ঝালিতে ভরিয়া ।

রাঘব লইয়া যা’ন গুপত করিয়া ॥ ২৬ ॥

se saba sāmagrī yata jhālite bhariyā

rāghava la-iyā yā’na gupata kariyā

Translation

The foods Damayantī cooked for Lord Caitanya when He was at Purī were carried in bags by her brother Rāghava without the knowledge of others.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Quiet Service Through Cooking and Carrying

  1. 1

    Damayantī cooked foods for Lord Caitanya while He was at Purī.

  2. 2

    Her brother Rāghava carried these foods in bags.

  3. 3

    Rāghava carried the foods without the knowledge of others.

How it feels

Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.

The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. se sabaall those
  2. sāmagrīingredients
  3. yataall of them
  4. jhālite bhariyāpacking in bags
  5. rāghavaRāghava Paṇḍita
  6. la-iyācarried
  7. yā’nagoes
  8. gupata kariyāvery confidentially
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How willing are you to serve when others do not know about it?

Practice

Help with one small food-preparation or carrying task today without seeking recognition.

Live this todayQuiet Service Through Cooking and CarryingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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