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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 10.82Antya 10.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 10.83-84

সর্বকাল আছে এই সুদৃঢ় ‘নিয়ম’ ।

‘প্রভু যদি প্রসাদ পাঞা করেন শয়ন ॥ ৮৩ ॥

sarva-kāla āche ei sudṛḍha ‘niyama’

‘prabhu yadi prasāda pāñā karena śayana

Translation

It was a steady, long-standing rule that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would lie down to rest after lunch and Govinda would come to massage His legs. Then Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Steadiness in Service and Honoring Remnants

  1. 1

    It was a steady, long-standing rule that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would rest after lunch.

  2. 2

    Govinda would come at that time to massage His legs.

  3. 3

    After this service, Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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. sarva-kālaall the time
  2. āchethere is
  3. eithis
  4. su-dṛḍhahard-and-fast
  5. niyamaregulation
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. yadiwhen
  8. prasāda pāñāafter taking His meals
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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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Govinda’s regular service teach me about steadiness?

Practice

Choose one small service you already perform and carry it out carefully today.

Live this todaySteadiness in Service and Honoring RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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