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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 16.131

সে ফেলার এক লব, না পায় দেবতা সব, এ দম্ভে কেবা পাতিয়ায় ? বহুজন্ম পুণ্য করে, তবে ‘সুকৃতি’ নাম ধরে, সে ‘সুকৃতে’ তার লব পায় ॥ ১৩১ ॥

se phelāra eka lava, nā pāya devatā saba,

e dambhe kebā pātiyāya?

bahu-janma puṇya kare, tabe ‘sukṛti’ nāma dhare,

se ‘sukṛte’ tāra lava pāya

Translation

“Even after much prayer, the demigods themselves cannot obtain even a small portion of the remnants of such food. Just imagine the pride of those remnants! Only a person who has acted piously for many, many births and has thus become a devotee can obtain the remnants of such food.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Remnants Are Rare and Precious

  1. 1

    Even the demigods cannot obtain a small portion of these food remnants after much prayer.

  2. 2

    The speaker marvels at the exalted position of these remnants.

  3. 3

    Only someone who has acted piously for many, many births and become a devotee can obtain them.

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. se phelāraof those remnants
  2. ekaone
  3. lavasmall particle
  4. nā pāyado not get
  5. devatāthe demigods
  6. sabaall
  7. e dambhethis pride
  8. kebāwho
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description deepen your appreciation for Kṛṣṇa’s food remnants?

Practice

Today, read the translation slowly and pause to appreciate how precious Kṛṣṇa’s food remnants are.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Remnants Are Rare and PreciousThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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