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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.16

আচার্যাদি ভক্তগণে মিলিলা প্রসাদ দিয়া ।

মাতা-ঠাঞি আজ্ঞা লইলা মাসেক রহিয়া ॥ ১৬ ॥

ācāryādi bhakta-gaṇe mililā prasāda diyā

mātā-ṭhāñi ājñā la-ilā māseka rahiyā

Translation

He then met all the other devotees, headed by Advaita Ācārya, and gave them the prasādam of Jagannātha. After staying for one month, he took permission from mother Śacī to leave.

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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 and Taking Respectful Leave

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita meets the other devotees, headed by Advaita Ācārya.

  2. 2

    He gives them the prasādam of Jagannātha.

  3. 3

    After staying for one month, he takes permission from mother Śacī to leave.

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. ācārya-ādibeginning with Advaita Ācārya
  2. bhakta-gaṇeall the devotees
  3. mililāhe met
  4. prasāda diyādelivering the prasādam of Lord Jagannātha
  5. mātā-ṭhāñifrom mother Śacī
  6. ājñā la-ilātook permission to leave
  7. māseka rahiyāremaining for one month
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my visits and departures show greater consideration for others?

Practice

Before ending a visit today, take a moment to ask your host’s leave and say goodbye respectfully.

Live this todaySharing Prasādam and Taking Respectful LeaveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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