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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.116
প্রভু কহে, — ‘আদিবস্যা’ দুঃখ কাঁহে মানে ? কেবা কি দিয়াছে, তাহা আনহ এখানে ॥ ১১৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ‘ādi-vasyā’ duḥkha kāṅhe māne?
kebā ki diyāche, tāhā ānaha ekhāne
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Why are you so foolishly unhappy? Bring here to Me whatever they have given you.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains that ādi-vasyā means someone who has lived with another for a very long time.
Govinda had lived with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, whereas the other devotees were mostly new and would come and go.
The Lord told Govinda not to be foolishly disappointed. He asked him to bring all the food so that Govinda could see that He could eat it.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet. Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering the Lord help me face a discouraging situation in service?
When discouraged in a service today, recall the Lord’s reassurance to Govinda and take one clear next step.
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