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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 12.111

দিন দশ গেলে গোবিন্দ জানাইল আরবার ।

পণ্ডিতের ইচ্ছা, — ‘তৈল প্রভু করে অঙ্গীকার’ ॥ ১১১ ॥

dina daśa gele govinda jānāila āra-bāra

paṇḍitera icchā, — ‘taila prabhu kare aṅgīkāra’

Translation

When ten days had passed, Govinda again told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “It is the desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that Your Lordship accept the oil.”

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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.

The Desire to Serve Remains

  1. 1

    Ten days passed before Govinda raised the matter again.

  2. 2

    Govinda told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita still desired Him to accept the oil.

  3. 3

    The renewed request shows that Jagadānanda’s wish remained after the Lord’s earlier refusal.

How it feels

Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.

The mood of Antya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

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

The Lord, however, would not accept the oil, and because of His refusal, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita broke the pot in front of Him and began to fast. The Lord tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dina daśa gelewhen ten days had passed
  2. govindaGovinda
  3. jānāilainformed
  4. āra-bāraagain
  5. paṇḍitera icchāthe desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
  6. tailaoil
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. kare aṅgīkāraaccepts
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I still want my offering accepted, can I remember the recipient’s wishes?

Practice

Before repeating a request today, pause and recall the answer already given.

Live this todayThe Desire to Serve RemainsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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