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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.63

প্রভুর প্রিয় নানা দ্রব্য আনিয়াছে দেশ হৈতে ।

সেই ব্যঞ্জন করি’ ভিক্ষা দেন ঘর-ভাতে ॥ ৬৩ ॥

prabhura priya nānā dravya āniyāche deśa haite

sei vyañjana kari’ bhikṣā dena ghara-bhāte

Translation

From Bengal the devotees had brought varieties of Bengali food that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu liked. They also cooked various grains and vegetables in their homes and offered them to the Lord.

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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.

Preparing Food for the Lord’s Pleasure

  1. 1

    The devotees brought varieties of Bengali food from Bengal.

  2. 2

    They chose foods that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu liked.

  3. 3

    They also cooked various grains and vegetables in their homes and offered them to the Lord.

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 devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. priyadear
  3. nānā dravyavarieties of things
  4. āniyāchebrought
  5. deśa haitefrom their country
  6. sei vyañjana kari’preparing those vegetables
  7. bhikṣā denaoffer food
  8. ghara-bhātecooking at home
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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: “cooked”, “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your food preparation become more attentive service to the Lord?

Practice

Prepare a simple grain or vegetable dish today with care and offer it to the Lord.

Live this todayPreparing Food for the Lord’s PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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