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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees
Antya 10.160Antya 10.162

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.161

শুনিতে অমৃত-সম জুড়ায় কর্ণ-মন ।

সেই ভাগ্যবান্, যেই করে আস্বাদন ॥ ১৬১ ॥

śunite amṛta-sama juḍāya karṇa-mana

sei bhāgyavān, yei kare āsvādana

Translation

Narrations of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities are just like nectar to hear. Indeed, they satisfy both the ears and mind. One who tastes the nectar of these activities is certainly very fortunate.

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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.

Hearing the Lord’s Activities Is Nectar

  1. 1

    Narrations of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities are like nectar to hear.

  2. 2

    They satisfy both the ears and the mind.

  3. 3

    One who tastes the nectar of these activities is certainly very fortunate.

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. śuniteto hear
  2. amṛta-samajust like nectar
  3. juḍāya karṇa-manasatisfies the ears and mind
  4. sei bhāgyavānhe is very fortunate
  5. yeiwho
  6. kare āsvādanatastes
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What in these narrations has brought satisfaction to your mind?

Practice

Read a favorite verse from this batch aloud and spend a quiet moment appreciating the opportunity to hear it.

Live this todayHearing the Lord’s Activities Is NectarThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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