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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 11.84

স্বরূপ, জগদানন্দ, কাশীশ্বর, শঙ্কর ।

চারিজন পরিবেশন করে নিরন্তর ॥ ৮৪ ॥

svarūpa, jagadānanda, kāśīśvara, śaṅkara

cāri-jana pariveśana kare nirantara

Translation

The four men — Svarūpa Dāmodara, Jagadānanda, Kāśīśvara and Śaṅkara — distributed the prasādam continuously.

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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.

Steady Service Together

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara, Jagadānanda, Kāśīśvara and Śaṅkara distributed the prasādam.

  2. 2

    The four men worked together in serving the assembled devotees.

  3. 3

    They distributed continuously, keeping the service going.

How it feels

Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.

The mood of Antya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasādam of Jagannātha from shopkeepers and distributed prasādam to the assembled devotees.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  2. jagadānandaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  3. kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara
  4. śaṅkaraŚaṅkara
  5. cāri-janafour men
  6. pariveśana kareadminister
  7. nirantaracontinuously
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

  • 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: “assembled”, “together”

  • 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”, “serving”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I be a steady and helpful member of a serving team?

Practice

Join someone in a small service today and stay with the task until it is finished.

Live this todaySteady Service TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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