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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 10.79

কোলাহল নাহি, প্রভুর কিছু বাহ্য হৈল ।

তবে নিত্যানন্দ সবার শ্রম জানাইল ॥ ৭৯ ॥

kolāhala nāhi, prabhura kichu bāhya haila

tabe nityānanda sabāra śrama jānāila

Translation

When there was no longer a tumultuous sound, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness. Then Nityānanda Prabhu informed Him of the fatigue of the chanters and dancers.

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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.

Making the Devotees’ Fatigue Known

  1. 1

    When the tumultuous sound ceased, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness.

  2. 2

    Nityānanda Prabhu then informed Him that the chanters and dancers were fatigued.

  3. 3

    Nityānanda Prabhu made the devotees’ need for rest known before the congregational chanting was stopped.

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:

As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu. After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kolāhalatumultuous sound
  2. nāhithere was not
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. kichusome
  5. bāhyaexternal consciousness
  6. hailathere was
  7. tabeat that time
  8. nityānandaLord Nityānanda
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanters”, “congregational”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I gently communicate someone’s need for rest?

Practice

If someone is tired during a shared task today, gently mention the need for a pause.

Live this todayMaking the Devotees’ Fatigue KnownThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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