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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 Antya 1.26

সবা লঞা কৈলা জগন্নাথ দরশন ।

সবা লঞা মহাপ্রভু করেন ভোজন ॥ ২৬ ॥

sabā lañā kailā jagannātha daraśana

sabā lañā mahāprabhu karena bhojana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went with them to see the Lord in the temple, and on that day He also took lunch in the company of all those devotees.

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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.

Worship and share meals with devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went with the devotees to see the Lord in the temple.

  2. 2

    On that same day, He took lunch in the company of all those devotees.

  3. 3

    The devotees shared both the temple visit and the meal with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

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

Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river. One night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabā lañātaking all of them
  2. kailādid
  3. jagannātha daraśanavisiting the Jagannātha temple
  4. sabā lañāwith all of them
  5. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. karena bhojanatook prasādam.
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “company of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make time to worship or share a meal with devotees?

Practice

Invite a devotee to join you for a temple visit or a meal.

Live this todayWorship and share meals with devoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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