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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 12.138Antya 12.140

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.139

তবে প্রভু কহেন করি’ বিনয়-সম্মান ।

‘দশগুণ খাওয়াইলা এবে কর সমাধান’ ॥ ১৩৯ ॥

tabe prabhu kahena kari’ vinaya-sammāna

‘daśa-guṇa khāoyāilā ebe kara samādhāna’

Translation

At last the Lord respectfully submitted, “My dear Jagadānanda, you have already made Me eat ten times more than I am used to. Now please stop.”

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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.

Express your limits respectfully

  1. 1

    At last, the Lord asked Jagadānanda to stop serving more food.

  2. 2

    He said that Jagadānanda had made Him eat ten times more than He was used to.

  3. 3

    Even while asking him to stop, the Lord spoke respectfully and addressed him as “My dear Jagadānanda.”

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 tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita became so pleased when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted his cooking that he broke his fast.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabeat that time
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kahenasays
  4. kari’making
  5. vinaya-sammānasubmissive respect
  6. daśa-guṇaten times more
  7. khāoyāilāyou have made to eat
  8. ebenow
  9. kara samādhānaplease stop
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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: “serving”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I express a limit without losing affection or respect?

Practice

If you need to decline an offer today, thank the person and make your request gently.

Live this todayExpress your limits respectfullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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