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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 12.94

নিমাঞি খাঞাছে, — ঐছে হয় মোর মন ।

পাছে জ্ঞান হয়, — মুঞি দেখিনু ‘স্বপন’ ।।” ৯৪ ।। ॥ ৯৪ ॥

nimāñi khāñāche, — aiche haya mora mana

pāche jñāna haya, — muñi dekhinu ‘svapana’ ”

Translation

“Sometimes I think that Nimāi has eaten them, but afterwards I think that I was only dreaming.”

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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.

Mother Wonders Whether Nimāi Has Eaten

  1. 1

    Śacīmātā sometimes thinks that Nimāi has eaten the vegetables she prepared.

  2. 2

    Afterwards, she thinks that she was only dreaming.

  3. 3

    Her words echo the Lord's explanation that she does not understand His direct acceptance of her food.

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 often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them. When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them.
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. nimāñi khāñācheNimāi has eaten
  2. aichesuch
  3. hayais
  4. moramy
  5. manamind
  6. pācheafterwards
  7. jñāna hayaI think
  8. muñiI
  9. dekhinu svapanasaw a dream
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Śacīmātā's uncertainty deepen your appreciation of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita's reassuring message?

Practice

Read Śacīmātā's words alongside the Lord's explanation in this passage, noticing how closely they correspond.

Live this todayMother Wonders Whether Nimāi Has EatenThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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