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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 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.40Antya 3.42

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.41

এত কহি’ জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ আনাইল ।

মাতাকে বৈষ্ণবে দিতে পৃথক্ পৃথক্ দিল ॥ ৪১ ॥

eta kahi’ jagannāthera prasāda ānāila

mātāke vaiṣṇave dite pṛthak pṛthak dila

Translation

After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered that varieties of prasādam offered to Lord Jagannātha be brought. The Lord then gave him the prasādam, separately packed, to offer to various Vaiṣṇavas and His mother.

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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 Devotional Care

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu orders varieties of prasādam offered to Lord Jagannātha to be brought.

  2. 2

    He gives the prasādam to Dāmodara Paṇḍita to offer to various Vaiṣṇavas and His mother.

  3. 3

    The prasādam is separately packed, with care for its distribution to the intended recipients.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha. On another occasion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once inquired from Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was known as Brahma Haridāsa, how the yavanas, or persons bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga .
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta kahi’saying this
  2. jagannātheraof Jagannātha
  3. prasādaremnants of food
  4. ānāilaordered to be brought
  5. mātāketo His mother
  6. vaiṣṇaveand all the Vaiṣṇavas
  7. diteto deliver
  8. pṛthak pṛthakseparately
  9. dilaHe gave
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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: “offered”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distribution”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can the separate packing of prasādam inspire care in your own service?

Practice

If you have prasādam to share today, set aside and neatly pack a portion for someone.

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

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