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

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

Antya 9.153 Antya 10.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.1

বন্দে শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্যং ভক্তানুগ্রহকাতরম্ ।

যেন কেনাপি সন্তুষ্টং ভক্তদত্তেন শ্রদ্ধয়া ॥ ১ ॥

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ

bhaktānugraha-kātaram

yena kenāpi santuṣṭaṁ

bhakta-dattena śraddhayā

Translation

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is always pleased to accept anything given with faith and love by His devotees and is always ready to bestow mercy upon them.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer with Faith and Love

1
The author offers respectful obeisances to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
2
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always pleased to accept anything His devotees give with faith and love.
3
He is always ready to bestow mercy upon His devotees.

How it feels

Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.

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

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

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

The following summary of chapter ten is given by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Before the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, all the devotees from Bengal started for Jagannātha Purī as usual.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

vandeI offer my respectful obeisances
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyamto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
bhaktato His devotees
anugraha-kātarameager to show mercy
yena kena-apiby anything
santuṣṭampleased
bhaktaby His devotees
dattenaoffered
śraddhayāwith faith and love

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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In this verse: “mercy”
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In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more faith and love to what I offer Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today, remembering His readiness to accept loving offerings.

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