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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 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Antya 18.102 Antya 18.104

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.103

উত্তম সংস্কার করি’, বড় বড় থালী ভরি’, রত্ন-মন্দিরে পিণ্ডার উপরে ।

ভক্ষণের ক্রম করি’, ধরিয়াছে সারি সারি, আগে আসন বসিবার তরে ॥ ১০৩ ॥

uttama saṁskāra kari’, baḍa baḍa thālī bhari’,

ratna-mandire piṇḍāra upare

bhakṣaṇera krama kari’, dhariyāche sāri sāri,

āge āsana vasibāra tare

Translation

“The gopīs peeled all the fruits and placed them together on large plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage. They arranged the fruit in orderly rows for eating, and in front of it they made a place to sit.

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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.

Careful preparation is part of service

1
The gopīs peeled all the fruits and placed them on large plates.
2
They set the plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage, arranging the fruit in orderly rows for eating.
3
They also prepared a place to sit in front of the fruit. Their arrangements attended to both the food and the seating.

How it feels

Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.

The mood of Antya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Since the fisherman was afraid of being haunted by a ghost, Svarūpa Dāmodara gave him a slap and chanted Hare Kṛṣṇa, which immediately pacified him. Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

uttamatopmost
saṁskāracleaning
kari’doing
baḍa baḍabig
thālīplates
bhari’filling up
ratna-mandirein the house of jewels
piṇḍāra upareon the platform

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīs”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which small detail in these preparations shows care to you?

Practice

When preparing food for someone today, arrange it neatly and make a comfortable place to sit.

Live this todayCareful preparation is part of serviceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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