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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 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
Antya 2.76Antya 2.78

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.77

‘গতবর্ষ পৌষে মোরে করাইল ভোজন ।

কভু নাহি খাই ঐছে মিষ্টান্ন-ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ৭৭ ॥

‘gata-varṣa pauṣe more karāila bhojana

kabhu nāhi khāi aiche miṣṭānna-vyañjana’

Translation

The Lord said, “Last year in the month of Pauṣa, when Nṛsiṁhānanda gave Me varieties of sweetmeats and vegetables to eat, they were so good that I felt I had never before eaten such preparations.”

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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 Appreciates His Devotee’s Offering

  1. 1

    The Lord recalled the varieties of sweetmeats and vegetables Nṛsiṁhānanda had given Him the previous year in the month of Pauṣa.

  2. 2

    He praised the preparations as so good that He felt He had never eaten anything like them before.

  3. 3

    In the context of these verses, His words show His loving response to a devotee’s service.

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:

Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gata-varṣalast year
  2. pauṣein the month of Pauṣa (December-January)
  3. moreunto Me
  4. karāila bhojanaoffered many foods
  5. kabhu nāhi khāiI never tasted
  6. aichesuch
  7. miṣṭānnasweetmeats
  8. vyañjanavegetables
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s appreciation help you value loving service?

Practice

Today, pause before one act of devotional service and consider how to do it with love.

Live this todayThe Lord Appreciates His Devotee’s OfferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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