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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Antya 16.53 Antya 16.55

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.54

তবে প্রভু করিলা জগন্নাথ দরশন ।

ঘরে আসি’ করিলা মধ্যাহ্ন ভোজন ॥ ৫৪ ॥

tabe prabhu karilā jagannātha daraśana

ghare āsi’ madhyāhna kari’ karila bhojana

Translation

Having offered obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Jagannātha. Then He returned to His residence, finished His noon duties and took His lunch.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Temple Worship and Daily Duties

1
After offering obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Lord Jagannātha’s temple.
2
He then returned to His residence and completed His noon duties.
3
After finishing those duties, He took His lunch.

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

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 the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tabeafter this
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
karilādid
jagannātha daraśanavisiting Lord Jagannātha
ghare āsi’after returning home
madhyāhna kari’after performing His noon activities
karila bhojanatook lunch

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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make a deliberate place for worship alongside my daily duties?

Practice

Set aside a brief time for worship today before returning to your regular duties.

Live this todayTemple Worship and Daily DutiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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