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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 12.151

গোবিন্দ আসি’ দেখি’ কহিল পণ্ডিতের ভোজন ।

তবে মহাপ্রভু স্বস্ত্যে করিল শয়ন ॥ ১৫১ ॥

govinda āsi’ dekhi’ kahila paṇḍitera bhojana

tabe mahāprabhu svastye karila śayana

Translation

Seeing that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was indeed eating, Govinda informed the Lord, who then became peaceful and went to sleep.

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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.

Reassurance Brings the Lord Peace

  1. 1

    Govinda sees that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita is indeed eating.

  2. 2

    He informs the Lord of what he has seen.

  3. 3

    The Lord then becomes peaceful and goes to sleep, showing His affectionate concern for Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

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. govindaGovinda
  2. āsi’coming
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. kahilainformed
  5. paṇḍitera bhojanathe eating of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
  6. tabethereupon
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. svastyein peace
  9. karila śayanawent to sleep
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can a truthful, timely update relieve another person’s concern?

Practice

Give a brief, accurate update to someone who is waiting for news about another person’s well-being.

Live this todayReassurance Brings the Lord PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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