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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 2.62

দেখে, শীঘ্র আসি’ বসিলা চৈতন্য-গোসাঞি ।

তিন ভোগ খাইলা, কিছু অবশিষ্ট নাই ॥ ৬২ ॥

dekhe, śīghra āsi’ vasilā caitanya-gosāñi

tina bhoga khāilā, kichu avaśiṣṭa nāi

Translation

In his meditation he saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quickly come, sit down and eat all three offerings, leaving behind no remnants.

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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.

The Lord accepts all three offerings

  1. 1

    In his meditation, he saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quickly come and sit down.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate all three offerings, leaving no remnants.

  3. 3

    As the following verses explain, this demonstrated that there is no difference between Him, Lord Jagannātha and Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.

How it feels

Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.

The mood of Antya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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

A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Nevertheless, his brother, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Ācārya, discoursed upon the commentary of impersonalism (Māyāvāda).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dekhehe sees
  2. śīghra āsi’coming quickly
  3. vasilāsat down
  4. caitanya-gosāñiŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. tina bhogathe three separate offerings
  6. khāilāHe ate
  7. kichu avaśiṣṭa nāithere were no remnants left
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s acceptance of all three offerings help you understand?

Practice

Read this verse slowly and spend a moment remembering the Lord accepting the offerings.

Live this todayThe Lord accepts all three offeringsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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