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  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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.59

কৃষ্ণের উচ্ছিষ্ট হয় ‘মহাপ্রসাদ’ নাম ।

‘ভক্তশেষ’ হৈলে ‘মহা-মহাপ্রসাদাখ্যান’ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

kṛṣṇera ucchiṣṭa haya ‘mahā-prasāda’ nāma

‘bhakta-śeṣa’ haile ‘mahā-mahā-prasādākhyāna’

Translation

The remnants of food offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa are called mahā-prasādam. After this same mahā-prasādam has been taken by a devotee, the remnants are elevated to mahā-mahā-prasādam.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

From Mahā-prasādam to Mahā-mahā-prasādam

  1. 1

    The remnants of food offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa are called mahā-prasādam.

  2. 2

    After a devotee has taken this mahā-prasādam, the remnants are called mahā-mahā-prasādam.

  3. 3

    The verse describes these remnants as elevated, showing the special value of their connection with a devotee.

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 Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. He later became the greatest poet among the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇera ucchiṣṭaremnants of the food of Kṛṣṇa
  2. hayaare
  3. mahā-prasāda nāmacalled mahā-prasādam
  4. bhakta-śeṣathe remnants of a devotee
  5. hailewhen it becomes
  6. mahā-mahā-prasādagreat mahā-prasādam
  7. ākhyānanamed
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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 does this distinction deepen your appreciation of food offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write down the meanings of mahā-prasādam and mahā-mahā-prasādam in your own words.

Live this todayFrom Mahā-prasādam to Mahā-mahā-prasādamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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