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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 12.127

প্রভু কহে, — “দ্বিতীয়-পাতে বাড়’ অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন ।

তোমায় আমার আজি একত্র করিব ভোজন ॥ ১২৭ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “dvitīya-pāte bāḍa’ anna-vyañjana

tomāya āmāya āji ekatra kariba bhojana

Translation

The Lord said, “Spread another leaf with a helping of rice and vegetables so that today you and I may take lunch together.”

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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 Lord Invites His Cook to Eat

  1. 1

    The Lord asked for another leaf to be spread for a meal.

  2. 2

    He requested a helping of rice and vegetables for Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

  3. 3

    He wanted them to take lunch together, including the person who had prepared His food.

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. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. dvitīya-pāteon a second leaf
  3. bāḍa’deliver
  4. anna-vyañjanacooked rice and vegetables
  5. tomāya āmāyaboth you and I
  6. ājitoday
  7. ekatratogether
  8. kariba bhojanawill take lunch
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “together”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you include someone who usually serves others at mealtime?

Practice

Invite someone who helps prepare or serve food to sit and eat with you today.

Live this todayThe Lord Invites His Cook to EatThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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