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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 12.148Antya 12.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.149

আপনে প্রভুর ‘শেষ’ করিলা ভোজন ।

তবে গোবিন্দেরে প্রভু পাঠাইলা পুনঃ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

āpane prabhura ‘śeṣa’ karilā bhojana

tabe govindere prabhu pāṭhāilā punaḥ

Translation

He also personally ate the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then the Lord again sent 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.

Sharing First, Then Eating Himself

  1. 1

    After distributing the remnants, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita personally eats them as well.

  2. 2

    The food he eats has been left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    The Lord again sends Govinda, continuing His concern for Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’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 year before, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had been sent to Śacīmātā with prasādam and cloth. This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head.
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. āpanepersonally
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. śeṣaremnants of food
  4. karilā bhojanaate
  5. tabeat that time
  6. govindereGovinda
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. pāṭhāilāsent
  9. punaḥagain
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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: “distributing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you care for others at mealtime without neglecting your own meal?

Practice

At one meal today, help others receive their food, then sit down and eat yourself.

Live this todaySharing First, Then Eating HimselfThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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