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  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 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
Antya 12.115Antya 12.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.116

প্রভু কহে, — “পণ্ডিত, তৈল আনিলা গৌড় হইতে ।

আমি ত’ সন্ন্যাসী, — তৈল না পারি লইতে ॥ ১১৬ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “paṇḍita, taila ānilā gauḍa ha-ite

āmi ta’ sannyāsī, — taila nā pāri la-ite

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “My dear Paṇḍita, you have brought Me some oil from Bengal, but since I am in the renounced order, I cannot accept it.

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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.

Renunciation Sets Limits on What Is Accepted

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Jagadānanda Paṇḍita as “My dear Paṇḍita.”

  2. 2

    He acknowledged that Jagadānanda had brought Him oil from Bengal.

  3. 3

    He explained that He could not accept the oil because He was in the renounced order.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. paṇḍitaMy dear Paṇḍita
  3. tailaoil
  4. ānilāyou have brought
  5. gauḍa ha-itefrom Bengal
  6. āmiI
  7. ta’but
  8. sannyāsīa sannyāsī
  9. tailaoil
  10. nā pāri la-iteI cannot accept
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I decline something warmly when accepting it would conflict with my commitments?

Practice

If you need to decline something today, give a clear reason while speaking kindly.

Live this todayRenunciation Sets Limits on What Is AcceptedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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