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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 16.106

রামানন্দ-সার্বভৌম-স্বরূপাদি-গণে ।

সবারে প্রসাদ দিল করিয়া বণ্টনে ॥ ১০৬ ॥

rāmānanda-sārvabhauma-svarūpādi-gaṇe

sabāre prasāda dila kariyā vaṇṭane

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave shares of the prasādam to Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and all the other devotees.

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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.

Giving Prasādam to All the Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally gave shares of the prasādam to the devotees.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī received shares.

  3. 3

    All the other devotees also received prasādam; the distribution included everyone present.

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. rāmānandaRāmānanda Rāya
  2. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  4. ādiheaded by
  5. gaṇeunto them
  6. sabāreunto all of them
  7. prasādathe remnants of the food of Lord Jagannātha
  8. diladelivered
  9. kariyā vaṇṭanemaking shares
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distribution”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I share prasādam, do I remember everyone present?

Practice

When distributing prasādam today, check that each person present receives a share.

Live this todayGiving Prasādam to All the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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