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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.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.13

জগন্নাথের উত্তম প্রসাদ আনিয়া যতনে ।

মাতারে পৃথক্ পাঠান, আর ভক্তগণে ॥ ১৩ ॥

jagannāthera uttama prasāda āniyā yatane

mātāre pṛthak pāṭhāna, āra bhakta-gaṇe

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very carefully brought first-class prasādam from Lord Jagannātha and sent it in separate packages to His mother and the devotees at Nadia.

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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.

Sharing Prasādam With Thoughtful Care

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very carefully brings first-class prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    He sends it to His mother and the devotees at Nadia.

  3. 3

    He arranges separate packages, showing care in how the prasādam is sent.

How it feels

Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.

The mood of Antya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam. After one such visit, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to Purī with a sonnet that Advaita Ācārya had written.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannātheraof Lord Jagannātha
  2. uttamafirst class
  3. prasādaremnants of food
  4. āniyā yatanebringing very carefully
  5. mātāreunto His mother
  6. pṛthakseparately
  7. pāṭhānasends
  8. āra bhakta-gaṇeand to the other devotees
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I give attention to the small details when sharing something sacred?

Practice

If you have prasādam to share, carefully prepare a separate portion for one person.

Live this todaySharing Prasādam With Thoughtful CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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