1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Antya 16.55Antya 16.57

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.56

মহাপ্রভুর ইঙ্গিত গোবিন্দ সব জানে ।

কালিদাসেরে দিল প্রভুর শেষপাত্র-দানে ॥ ৫৬ ॥

mahāprabhura iṅgita govinda saba jāne

kālidāsere dila prabhura śeṣa-pātra-dāne

Translation

Govinda understood all the indications of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore he immediately delivered the remnants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s food to Kālidāsa.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Govinda Understands and Serves Immediately

  1. 1

    Govinda understood all the indications of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He acted immediately upon understanding Mahāprabhu’s indication.

  3. 3

    He delivered the remnants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s food to Kālidāsa.

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:

Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. iṅgitaindications
  3. govindaHis personal servant
  4. sabaall
  5. jāneknows
  6. kālidāsereunto Kālidāsa
  7. diladelivered
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. śeṣa-pātrathe remnants of food
  10. dānepresentation
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive and prompt in the service entrusted to me?

Practice

Complete one small service entrusted to you today without unnecessary delay.

Live this todayGovinda Understands and Serves ImmediatelyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 16.56? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters