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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 12.147

তোমারে প্রভুর ‘শেষ’ রাখিমু ধরিয়া ।

প্রভু নিদ্রা গেলে, তুমি খাইহ আসিয়া ।।” ১৪৭ ।। ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

tomāre prabhura ‘śeṣa’ rākhimu dhariyā

prabhu nidrā gele, tumi khāiha āsiyā”

Translation

“I shall keep some remnants of the Lord’s food for you. When He is asleep, come and take your portion.”

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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.

Remembering the Person Who Serves

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita promises to keep some remnants of the Lord’s food for Govinda.

  2. 2

    Govinda is to return for his portion when the Lord is asleep.

  3. 3

    While arranging the Lord’s service, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita also remembers Govinda’s meal.

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. tomārefor you
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. śeṣaremnants of food
  4. rākhimuI shall keep
  5. dhariyātaking
  6. prabhu nidrā gelewhen Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is asleep
  7. tumiyou
  8. khāiha āsiyācome and eat
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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

Do you remember the needs of those who are busy serving others?

Practice

Set aside a portion of food for someone whose responsibilities delay their meal.

Live this todayRemembering the Person Who ServesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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