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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
Antya 16.96Antya 16.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.97

প্রভু কহে, — “এই যে দিলা কৃষ্ণাধরামৃত ।

ব্রহ্মাদি-দুর্লভ এই নিন্দয়ে ‘অমৃত’ ॥ ৯৭ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “ei ye dilā kṛṣṇādharāmṛta

brahmādi-durlabha ei nindaye ‘amṛta’

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “These are remnants of food that Kṛṣṇa has eaten and thus turned to nectar with His lips. It surpasses heavenly nectar, and even such demigods as Lord Brahmā find it difficult to obtain.

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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 Lips Turn Food Remnants to Nectar

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explains that these are remnants of food Kṛṣṇa has eaten.

  2. 2

    The touch of Kṛṣṇa’s lips has turned these remnants into nectar surpassing heavenly nectar.

  3. 3

    Even demigods such as Lord Brahmā find these remnants difficult to obtain.

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. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. eithis
  3. yewhich
  4. dilāyou have given
  5. kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. adhara-amṛtanectar from the lips
  7. brahmā-ādiby the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā
  8. durlabhadifficult to obtain
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does hearing about the touch of Kṛṣṇa’s lips deepen your respect for His food remnants?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, pausing to reflect on why these remnants are so precious.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Lips Turn Food Remnants to NectarThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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