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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 10.122

শ্রীমান্-সেন, শ্রীমান্-পণ্ডিত, আচার্যনন্দন ।

তাঁ-সবার দত্ত এই করহ ভোজন ॥ ১২২ ॥

śrīmān-sena, śrīmān-paṇḍita, ācārya-nandana

tāṅ-sabāra datta ei karaha bhojana

Translation

“These are gifts given by Śrīmān Sena, Śrīmān Paṇḍita and Nandana Ācārya. Please eat them all.

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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.

Gifts Accompanied by a Loving Request

  1. 1

    These gifts came from Śrīmān Sena, Śrīmān Paṇḍita and Nandana Ācārya.

  2. 2

    Govinda named the givers before asking the Lord to eat their gifts.

  3. 3

    The request, “Please eat them all,” expressed the wish that the Lord accept all these preparations.

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:

All the Vaiṣṇavas used to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes. The Lord accepted the invitation of Caitanya dāsa, the son of Śivānanda Sena, and ate rice and yogurt there.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrīmān-senaŚrīmān Sena
  2. śrīmān-paṇḍitaŚrīmān Paṇḍita
  3. ācāryanandanaNandana Ācārya
  4. tāṅ-sabāraof all of them
  5. dattagiven
  6. eithese
  7. karaha bhojanaplease eat
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “nandana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I give something, how attentive am I to its being received?

Practice

When serving food today, offer a gentle, welcoming invitation to eat.

Live this todayGifts Accompanied by a Loving RequestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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