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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 10.15-16Antya 10.18

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.17

‘সুকুতা’ বলি’ অবজ্ঞা না করিহ চিত্তে ।

সুকুতায় যে সুখ প্রভুর, তাহা নহে পঞ্চামৃতে ॥ ১৭ ॥

‘sukutā’ bali’ avajñā nā kariha citte

sukutāya ye sukha prabhura, tāhā nahe pañcāmṛte

Translation

Do not neglect sukutā because it is a bitter preparation. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu derived more happiness from eating this sukutā than from drinking pañcāmṛta [a preparation of milk, sugar, ghee, honey and yogurt].

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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.

Do Not Dismiss a Bitter Offering

  1. 1

    The reader is told not to neglect sukutā merely because it is bitter.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu found more happiness in eating sukutā than in drinking pañcāmṛta.

  3. 3

    Pañcāmṛta is a preparation of milk, sugar, ghee, honey and yogurt. The comparison shows that bitterness did not prevent the Lord’s enjoyment.

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:

Rāghava Paṇḍita brought with him various kinds of food for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The food had been cooked by his sister, Damayantī, who then packed it in bags ( jhāli ).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sukutāsukutā
  2. bali’because
  3. avajñāneglect
  4. nā karihado not make
  5. cittewithin the mind
  6. sukutāyafrom sukutā
  7. yewhich
  8. sukhahappiness
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do you sometimes dismiss a preparation simply because it does not suit your taste?

Practice

When receiving food today, notice the care behind its preparation before judging its taste.

Live this todayDo Not Dismiss a Bitter OfferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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