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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 12.145

এত কহি’ মহাপ্রভু করিলা গমন ।

গোবিন্দেরে পণ্ডিত কিছু কহেন বচন ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

eta kahi’ mahāprabhu karilā gamana

govindere paṇḍita kichu kahena vacana

Translation

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita spoke to Govinda.

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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 continued after the Lord departed

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left after giving His instruction to Govinda.

  2. 2

    Govinda had been asked to report when Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had eaten.

  3. 3

    Jagadānanda then spoke to Govinda. This verse does not yet tell us what he said.

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.
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 kahi’saying this
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. karilā gamanaleft
  4. govindereunto Govinda
  5. paṇḍitaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  6. kichusome
  7. kahenasaid
  8. vacanawords
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive am I to the people who remain when a shared task is nearly finished?

Practice

Before leaving a shared task today, speak with the person remaining about what still needs attention.

Live this todayCare continued after the Lord departedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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