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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.81

সব লঞা প্রভু কৈলা প্রসাদ ভোজন ।

সবারে বিদায় দিলা করিতে শয়ন ॥ ৮১ ॥

saba lañā prabhu kailā prasāda bhojana

sabāre vidāya dilā karite śayana

Translation

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took prasādam with all of them and then asked them to return to their dwellings and take rest.

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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.

Sharing Prasādam and Allowing Rest

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took prasādam with all the devotees.

  2. 2

    Afterward, He asked them to return to their dwellings.

  3. 3

    He specifically asked them to take rest, continuing His care for their fatigue.

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:

Then He lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā to take rest. Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saba lañāwith all of them
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kailāperformed
  4. prasāda bhojanataking prasādam
  5. sabāreto everyone
  6. vidāya dilābade farewell
  7. karite śayanato take rest
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room for rest after devotional activities?

Practice

Set aside a short period of rest after today’s activities.

Live this todaySharing Prasādam and Allowing RestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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