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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 16.105

প্রভুর ইঙ্গিতে গোবিন্দ প্রসাদ আনিলা ।

পুরী-ভারতীরে প্রভু কিছু পাঠাইলা ॥ ১০৫ ॥

prabhura iṅgite govinda prasāda ānilā

purī-bhāratīre prabhu kichu pāṭhāilā

Translation

Following the indications of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda brought the prasādam of Lord Jagannātha. The Lord sent some to Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī.

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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.

Serving and Sharing Lord Jagannātha’s Prasādam

  1. 1

    Govinda brought Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam according to the indications of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent some prasādam to Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī.

  3. 3

    The prasādam was shared with devotees, not kept only for the Lord Himself.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam. Thus they all tasted adharāmṛta, the nectar from the lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhura iṅgiteby the indication of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. govindaGovinda
  3. prasāda ānilābrought the remnants of the food of Lord Jagannātha
  4. purīto Paramānanda Purī
  5. bhāratīreto Brahmānanda Bhāratī
  6. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. kichusome
  8. pāṭhāilāsent
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can sharing prasādam become a thoughtful act of service for me?

Practice

If prasādam is available today, set aside a portion to share with someone.

Live this todayServing and Sharing Lord Jagannātha’s PrasādamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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