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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 12.123

এত বলি’ প্রভু গেলা, পণ্ডিত উঠিলা ।

স্নান করি’ নানা ব্যঞ্জন রন্ধন করিলা ॥ ১২৩ ॥

eta bali’ prabhu gelā, paṇḍita uṭhilā

snāna kari’ nānā vyañjana randhana karilā

Translation

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita got up from his bed, bathed and began to cook varieties of vegetables.

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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.

Responding to the Lord Through Service

  1. 1

    After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita got up from his bed.

  2. 2

    He bathed before beginning to cook.

  3. 3

    He prepared varieties of vegetables, responding to the Lord’s request with practical service.

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. eta bali’saying this
  2. prabhu gelāŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left
  3. paṇḍita uṭhilāJagadānanda Paṇḍita got up
  4. snāna kari’taking his bath
  5. nānāvarious
  6. vyañjanavegetables
  7. randhana karilācooked
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you move from hearing a request to carrying it out?

Practice

Begin one requested task today by completing its first practical step.

Live this todayResponding to the Lord Through ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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