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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 10.124

ঐছে সবার নাম লঞা প্রভুর আগে ধরে ।

সন্তুষ্ট হঞা প্রভু সব ভোজন করে ॥ ১২৪ ॥

aiche sabāra nāma lañā prabhura āge dhare

santuṣṭa hañā prabhu saba bhojana kare

Translation

In this way, Govinda gave everyone’s name as he put the food before the Lord. Being very satisfied, the Lord began to eat it 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.

The Lord Gladly Receives the Gifts

  1. 1

    Govinda gave everyone’s name as he placed the food before the Lord.

  2. 2

    The Lord was very satisfied with what was presented.

  3. 3

    He began to eat all the 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:

Govinda induced the Lord to eat all the food delivered by the devotees of Bengal for His service. All the Vaiṣṇavas used to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. aichein this way
  2. sabāra nāmaeveryone’s name
  3. lañātaking
  4. prabhura āgebefore the Lord
  5. dharehe places
  6. santuṣṭa hañābeing very satisfied
  7. prabhuthe Lord
  8. sabaall
  9. bhojana karebegan to eat
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches me about Govinda naming everyone and the Lord receiving their gifts with satisfaction?

Practice

Read this verse once more, pausing over the words “very satisfied.”

Live this todayThe Lord Gladly Receives the GiftsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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