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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 12.54Antya 12.56

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.55

বালক-কালে প্রভু তার ঘরে বারবার যা’ন ।

দুগ্ধ, খণ্ড মোদক দেয়, প্রভু তাহা খা’ন ॥ ৫৫ ॥

bālaka-kāle prabhu tāra ghare bāra bāra yā’na

dugdha, khaṇḍa modaka deya, prabhu tāhā khā’na

Translation

When the Lord was a boy, He would visit the house of Parameśvara Modaka again and again. The confectioner would supply the Lord milk and sweetmeats, and the Lord would eat them.

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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.

Affection Expressed Through Food

  1. 1

    As a boy, the Lord visited the house of Parameśvara Modaka again and again.

  2. 2

    Parameśvara supplied Him with milk and sweetmeats.

  3. 3

    The Lord ate what the confectioner supplied, accepting his affectionate care.

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:

That year a devotee named Parameśvara dāsa Modaka also went with his family to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The devotees often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bālaka-kālewhen He was a boy
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. tāra ghareat his house
  4. bāra bāraagain and again
  5. yā’naused to go
  6. dugdhamilk
  7. khaṇḍasweetmeats
  8. modaka deyathe confectioner used to give
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Parameśvara’s repeated hospitality teach you about expressing affection?

Practice

Offer someone a small portion of food today with warmth and attention.

Live this todayAffection Expressed Through FoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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