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  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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees
Antya 10.137Antya 10.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.138

জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ আনে করিতে মিশ্রিত ।

কাহাঁ একা যায়েন, কাঁহা গণের সহিত ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

jagannāthera prasāda āne karite miśrita

kāhāṅ ekā yāyena, kāhāṅ gaṇera sahita

Translation

They would mix these preparations with the remnants of food from Lord Jagannātha. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the invitations, He went sometimes alone and sometimes with His associates.

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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.

Invitations With Lord Jagannātha’s Food Remnants

  1. 1

    The devotees mixed their preparations with the remnants of food from Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted their invitations and visited them.

  3. 3

    Sometimes He went alone, and sometimes He went with His associates.

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:

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. Govinda induced the Lord to eat all the food delivered by the devotees of Bengal for His service.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannātheraof Lord Jagannātha
  2. prasādaremnants of food
  3. ānebring
  4. karite miśritamixing
  5. kāhāṅsomewhere
  6. ekā yāyenagoes alone
  7. kāhāṅsomewhere
  8. gaṇera sahitawith associates
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the care surrounding these invitations?

Practice

If prasādam is available today, share a small portion with someone.

Live this todayInvitations With Lord Jagannātha’s Food RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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