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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 10.28Antya 10.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 10.29-30

শালি-ধান্যের তণ্ডুল-ভাজা চূর্ণ করিয়া ।

ঘৃতসিক্ত চূর্ণ কৈলা চিনি-পাক দিয়া ॥ ২৯ ॥

śāli-dhānyera taṇḍula-bhājā cūrṇa kariyā

ghṛta-sikta cūrṇa kailā cini-pāka diyā

Translation

She powdered fried grains of fine rice, moistened the powder with ghee and cooked it in a solution of sugar. Then she added camphor, black pepper, cloves, cardamom and other spices and rolled the mixture into balls that were very palatable and aromatic.

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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 Attention to Taste and Aroma

  1. 1

    She powdered fried grains of fine rice and moistened the powder with ghee before cooking it in a sugar solution.

  2. 2

    She added camphor, black pepper, cloves, cardamom and other spices.

  3. 3

    She rolled the mixture into balls that were very palatable and aromatic.

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. śāli-dhānyeraof rice of a fine quality
  2. taṇḍulathe grains
  3. bhājābeing fried
  4. cūrṇa kariyāmaking it into a powder
  5. ghṛta-siktamoistened with ghee
  6. cūrṇathe powder
  7. kailāmade
  8. cini-pāka diyāby cooking with sugar
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “cooked”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this attention to taste and aroma help me notice about thoughtful preparation?

Practice

When preparing food today, give careful attention to its seasoning and aroma.

Live this todayThoughtful Attention to Taste and AromaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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