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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 6.110

নানাপ্রকার পিঠা, পায়স, দিব্য শাল্যন্ন ।

অমৃত নিন্দয়ে ঐছে বিবিধ ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ১১০ ॥

nānā-prakāra piṭhā, pāyasa, divya śālyanna

amṛta nindaye aiche vividha vyañjana

Translation

There were varieties of cakes, sweet rice and fine cooked rice that surpassed the taste of nectar. There were also varieties of vegetables.

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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 Variety and Sweetness of Prasādam

  1. 1

    The meal included varieties of cakes and sweet rice.

  2. 2

    There was also fine cooked rice, and the taste of these preparations surpassed nectar.

  3. 3

    Varieties of vegetables were served as part of this abundant meal.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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

Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nānā-prakāra piṭhāvarious types of cakes
  2. pāyasasweet rice
  3. divya śālyannafine cooked rice
  4. amṛtanectar
  5. nindayesurpassed
  6. aichesuch
  7. vividha vyañjanavarieties of vegetables
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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: “cooked”, “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description help you appreciate the care expressed in preparing prasādam?

Practice

Read the list of preparations slowly and notice the variety in the meal served.

Live this todayThe Variety and Sweetness of PrasādamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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