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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 1.64

গোবিন্দদ্বারা প্রভুর শেষ-প্রসাদ পাইলা ।

প্রেমে মত্ত দুইজন নাচিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৬৪ ॥

govinda-dvārā prabhura śeṣa-prasāda pāilā

preme matta dui-jana nācite lāgilā

Translation

When they received the remnants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s prasādam through Govinda, they respected it, and then they both began to dance in ecstasy.

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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.

Respecting Prasādam With Devotional Joy

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Rūpa Gosvāmī received the remnants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s prasādam.

  2. 2

    Govinda brought these remnants to them, and they respected the prasādam.

  3. 3

    Afterward, both began to dance in ecstasy.

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:

The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.
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. govinda-dvārāthrough Govinda
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. śeṣa-prasādaremnants of food
  4. pāilāthey got
  5. preme mattaoverwhelmed by ecstasy
  6. dui-janaboth of them
  7. nācite lāgilābegan to dance
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach prasādam with greater respect?

Practice

When accepting prasādam today, pause briefly to give it your respectful attention.

Live this todayRespecting Prasādam With Devotional JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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