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  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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 13.108Ādi 13.110

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.109

যৌতুক পাইল যত, ঘরে বা আছিল কত,

সব ধন বিপ্রে দিল দান ।

যত নর্তক, গায়ন, ভাট, অকিঞ্চন জন,

ধন দিয়া কৈল সবার মান ॥ ১০৯ ॥

yautuka pāila yata, ghare vā āchila kata,

saba dhana vipre dila dāna

yata nartaka, gāyana, bhāṭa, akiñcana jana,

dhana diyā kaila sabāra māna

Translation

Whatever riches Jagannātha Miśra collected in the form of gifts and presentations, and whatever he had in his house, he distributed among the brāhmaṇas, professional singers, dancers, bhāṭas and the poor. He honored them all by giving them riches in charity.

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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.

Honoring Others Through Generous Giving

  1. 1

    Jagannātha Miśra distributed the riches he received as gifts and presentations, along with whatever he had in his house.

  2. 2

    He gave to the brāhmaṇas, professional singers, dancers, bhāṭas and the poor.

  3. 3

    By giving riches in charity, he honored them all.

How it feels

Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.

The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yautukapresentation
  2. pāilareceived
  3. yataas much as
  4. gharein the house
  5. vāor
  6. āchilathere was
  7. katawhatever
  8. saba dhanaall riches
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your giving express honor for the person receiving it?

Practice

Share something you have with a person in need, offering it respectfully.

Live this todayHonoring Others Through Generous GivingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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