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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Govinda Explains Why He Had Not Eaten

  1. 1

    The Lord asked why Govinda had not gone to take his meal after He fell asleep.

  2. 2

    Govinda replied that the Lord was lying down and blocking the door.

  3. 3

    He explained that there was no way to go.

Key points from the purport
  • Govinda replied, “You were lying down, blocking the door, and there was no way to go.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mora nidrā hailewhen I fell asleep
  2. kenewhy
  3. nā gelādid you not go
  4. prasāda khāiteto take your meal
  5. govinda kaheGovinda said
  6. dvārethe door
  7. śuilāYou were blocking
  8. yāiteto go
  9. nāhi pathethere is no passage
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I explain a practical difficulty simply and respectfully?

Practice

Check whether someone helping you has had a chance to take their meal.

Live this todayGovinda Explains Why He Had Not EatenThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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