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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 10.112

গোবিন্দেরে সবে পুছে করিয়া যতন ।

‘আমা-দত্ত প্রসাদ প্রভুরে কি করাইলা ভক্ষণ ?’ ১১২ ।। ॥ ১১২ ॥

govindere sabe puche kariyā yatana

‘āmā-datta prasāda prabhure ki karāilā bhakṣaṇa?

Translation

All the devotees asked Govinda with great eagerness, “Have you given Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the prasādam brought by me?”

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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.

Eager for the Lord to Receive

  1. 1

    All the devotees eagerly questioned Govinda about their prasādam.

  2. 2

    Each wanted to know whether he had given Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the food they had brought.

  3. 3

    Their concern did not end with bringing the food; they wanted it to reach the Lord.

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

Further reading

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

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

Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam. From the character of Govinda it is to be learned that we may sometimes commit offenses for the service of the Lord, but not for sense gratification.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. govindereunto Govinda
  2. sabeall the devotees
  3. pucheinquired
  4. kariyā yatanawith great eagerness
  5. āmā-datta prasādathe prasādam given by me
  6. prabhureunto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. ki karāilā bhakṣaṇahave you given for eating
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I contribute to devotional service, how attentive am I to its intended purpose?

Practice

Follow up gently on one contribution or task to make sure it reached its intended recipient.

Live this todayEager for the Lord to ReceiveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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