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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.98
কৃষ্ণের যে ভুক্ত-শেষ, তার ‘ফেলা’-নাম ।
তার এক ‘লব’ যে পায়, সেই ভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ৯৮ ॥
kṛṣṇera ye bhukta-śeṣa, tāra ‘phelā’-nāma
tāra eka ‘lava’ ye pāya, sei bhāgyavān
“Remnants left by Kṛṣṇa are called phelā. Anyone who obtains even a small portion must be considered very fortunate.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Remnants left by Kṛṣṇa are called phelā.
Anyone who receives these remnants must be considered very fortunate.
Even a small portion carries this great fortune; the amount need not be large.
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
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you appreciate the great fortune of receiving even a small portion of Kṛṣṇa’s remnants?
Write down the word phelā and its meaning, adding a sentence about why even a small portion is precious.
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