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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.25

নারিকেল-খণ্ড নাড়ু, আর নাড়ু গঙ্গাজল ।

চিরস্থায়ী খণ্ডবিকার করিলা সকল ॥ ২৫ ॥

nārikela-khaṇḍa nāḍu, āra nāḍu gaṅgā-jala

cira-sthāyī khaṇḍa-vikāra karilā sakala

Translation

She made many sweetmeats in the shape of balls. Some were made with powdered coconut, and others looked as white as the water of the Ganges. In this way she made many varieties of long-lasting sugar confections.

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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.

Thoughtful Preparation Includes Lasting Quality

  1. 1

    Damayantī made many sweetmeats in the shape of balls, including some made with powdered coconut.

  2. 2

    Others looked as white as the water of the Ganges.

  3. 3

    She made many varieties of long-lasting sugar confections, combining variety with lasting quality.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees. As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nārikela-khaṇḍa nāḍusweetmeat balls made with coconut powder
  2. āraand
  3. nāḍu gaṅgā-jalaa sweetmeat ball as white as Ganges water
  4. cira-sthāyīlong-lasting
  5. khaṇḍa-vikāramodified forms of sugar-candy sweets
  6. karilāmade
  7. sakalaall
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I consider how long the things I prepare will remain useful?

Practice

When preparing or storing food today, take one careful step to help it keep well.

Live this todayThoughtful Preparation Includes Lasting QualityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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