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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.18

ভাবগ্রাহী মহাপ্রভু স্নেহমাত্র লয় ।

সুকুতা পাতা কাশন্দিতে মহাসুখ পায় ॥ ১৮ ॥

bhāva-grāhī mahāprabhu sneha-mātra laya

sukutā pātā kāśandite mahā-sukha pāya

Translation

Since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He extracts the purpose from everything. He accepted Damayantī’s affection for Him, and therefore He derived great pleasure even from the dried bitter leaves of sukutā and from kāśandi [a sour condiment].

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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 Supreme Lord Accepts Affection

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He extracts the purpose from everything.

  2. 2

    He accepted Damayantī’s affection for Him.

  3. 3

    Because of that affection, He derived great pleasure even from the dried bitter leaves of sukutā and the sour condiment kāśandi.

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. bhāva-grāhīone who accepts the purpose
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. snehaaffection
  4. mātraonly
  5. layaaccepts
  6. sukutā pātāin leaves of sukutā
  7. kāśanditein kāśandi
  8. mahā-sukhamuch pleasure
  9. pāyagets
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give more attention to affection for the Lord in your service?

Practice

Before one small act of service today, pause and consciously direct your affection toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Accepts AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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