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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 12.147Antya 12.149

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.148

রামাই, নন্দাই, আর গোবিন্দ, রঘুনাথ ।

সবারে বাঁটিয়া দিলা প্রভুর ব্যঞ্জন-ভাত ॥ ১৪৮ ॥

rāmāi, nandāi āra govinda, raghunātha

sabāre bāṅṭiyā dilā prabhura vyañjana-bhāta

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita thus distributed remnants of the Lord’s food to Rāmāi, Nandāi, Govinda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.

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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.

Sharing the Remnants of the Lord’s Food

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita distributes remnants of the Lord’s food.

  2. 2

    Rāmāi, Nandāi, Govinda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa receive these remnants.

  3. 3

    His care takes the concrete form of sharing the Lord’s food with others.

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. rāmāiRāmāi Paṇḍita
  2. nandāiNandāi
  3. āraand
  4. govindaGovinda
  5. raghunāthaRaghunātha Bhaṭṭa
  6. sabārefor all of them
  7. bāṅṭiyā dilādistributed
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. vyañjana-bhātavegetables and rice
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”, “distributes”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “nandāi”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s care in this act of sharing?

Practice

Help distribute food at a meal today, taking care that each person receives a portion.

Live this todaySharing the Remnants of the Lord’s FoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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