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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 10.8 Antya 10.12

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 10.9-11

বাসুদেব-দত্ত, মুরারি-গুপ্ত, গঙ্গাদাস ।

শ্রীমান্-সেন, শ্রীমান্-পণ্ডিত, অকিঞ্চন কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ৯ ॥

vāsudeva-datta, murāri-gupta, gaṅgādāsa

śrīmān-sena, śrīmān-paṇḍita, akiñcana kṛṣṇadāsa

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta, Murāri Gupta, Gaṅgādāsa, Śrīmān Sena, Śrīmān Paṇḍita, Akiñcana Kṛṣṇadāsa, Murāri, Garuḍa Paṇḍita, Buddhimanta Khān, Sañjaya Puruṣottama, Bhagavān Paṇḍita, Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī, Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī and many others joined together to go to Jagannātha Purī. It would be impossible to mention the names of them all.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotees Join Together for the Journey

1
Vāsudeva Datta, Murāri Gupta and many other devotees joined together to go to Jagannātha Purī.
2
The translation names many participants, including Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī and Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī.
3
The gathering was so large that it would be impossible to mention everyone’s name.

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

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Before the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, all the devotees from Bengal started for Jagannātha Purī as usual. Rāghava Paṇḍita brought with him various kinds of food for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

vāsudeva-dattaVāsudeva Datta
murāri-guptaMurāri Gupta
gaṅgādāsaGaṅgādāsa
śrīmān-senaŚrīmān Sena
śrīmān-paṇḍitaŚrīmān Paṇḍita
akiñcana kṛṣṇadāsaAkiñcana Kṛṣṇadāsa
murāriMurāri
garuḍa-paṇḍitaGaruḍa Paṇḍita

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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: “names of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you appreciate about devotees coming together for a shared journey?

Practice

Read the names slowly, remembering that many unnamed devotees also joined the journey.

Live this todayDevotees Join Together for the JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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