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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 12.124Antya 12.126

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.125

সঘৃত শাল্যন্ন কলাপাতে স্তূপ কৈলা ।

কলার ডোঙ্গা ভরি’ ব্যঞ্জন চৌদিকে ধরিলা ॥ ১২৫ ॥

saghṛta śālyanna kalā-pāte stūpa kailā

kalāra ḍoṅgā bhari’ vyañjana caudike dharilā

Translation

He had cooked fine rice, mixed it with ghee and piled it high on a banana leaf. There were also varieties of vegetables, placed all around in pots made of banana tree bark.

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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.

Care in Preparing and Arranging Food

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita cooked fine rice and mixed it with ghee.

  2. 2

    He piled the rice high on a banana leaf.

  3. 3

    He arranged varieties of vegetables around the rice in pots made of banana tree bark.

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:

This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sa-ghṛtamixed with ghee
  2. śāli-annavery fine rice
  3. kalā-pāteon a banana leaf
  4. stūpa kailāstacked
  5. kalāra ḍoṅgāpots made of the bark of a banana tree
  6. bhari’filling
  7. vyañjanavegetables
  8. cau-dikeall around
  9. dharilāplaced
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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: “cooked”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What small detail could make your preparation of a meal more thoughtful?

Practice

Take a little extra care in arranging one meal you serve today.

Live this todayCare in Preparing and Arranging FoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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