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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 10.14Antya 10.17

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 10.15-16

আম্র-কাশন্দি, আদা-কাশন্দি ঝাল-কাশন্দি নাম ।

নেম্বু-আদা আম্রকোলি বিবিধ বিধান ॥ ১৫ ॥

āmra-kāśandi, ādā-kāśandi jhāla-kāśandi nāma

nembu-ādā āmra-koli vividha vidhāna

Translation

These are the names of some of the pickles and condiments in the bags of Rāghava Paṇḍita: āmra-kāśandi, ādā-kāśandi, jhāla-kāśandi, nembu-ādā, āmra-koli, āmsi, āma-khaṇḍa, tailāmra and āma-sattā. With great attention, Damayantī also made dried bitter vegetables into a powder.

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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.

Give Attention to Every Preparation

  1. 1

    Rāghava Paṇḍita’s bags contained many kinds of pickles and condiments.

  2. 2

    Among them were āmra-kāśandi, ādā-kāśandi, jhāla-kāśandi and other named preparations.

  3. 3

    Damayantī also made dried bitter vegetables into a powder, giving this preparation great attention.

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:

The food had been cooked by his sister, Damayantī, who then packed it in bags ( jhāli ). Thus the stock of food was generally known as rāghavera jhāli, “the bags of Rāghava . ” Makaradhvaja Kara, an inhabitant of Pānihāṭi who accompanied Rāghava Paṇḍita, was the secretary in charge of accounting for the rāghavera jhāli .
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmra-kāśandiāmra-kāśandi
  2. ādā-kāśandiādā-kāśandi
  3. jhāla-kāśandijhāla-kāśandi
  4. nāmanamed
  5. nembu-ādāa preparation made with lime and ginger
  6. āmra-koliāmra-koli
  7. vividha vidhānavarious preparations
  8. āmsiāmsi
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “names of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do you give simple tasks as much attention as more noticeable ones?

Practice

Choose one small food-preparation task today and complete it with undivided attention.

Live this todayGive Attention to Every PreparationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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