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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 6.114

দুই ভাইরে রাঘব আনি’ পরিবেশে ।

যত্ন করি’ খাওয়ায়, না রহে অবশেষে ॥ ১১৪ ॥

dui bhāire rāghava āni’ pariveśe

yatna kari’ khāoyāya, nā rahe avaśeṣe

Translation

Rāghava Paṇḍita would bring and distribute prasādam to the two brothers, feeding Them with great attention. They ate everything, and therefore there were no remnants left.

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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.

Serve Prasādam with Great Attention

  1. 1

    Rāghava Paṇḍita brought and distributed prasādam to the two brothers.

  2. 2

    He fed Them with great attention, showing care in his service.

  3. 3

    They ate everything he served, so no remnants were left.

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:

Therefore another name for Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī is Svarūpera Raghu, or the Raghunātha of Svarūpa Dāmodara. For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dui bhāireto the two brothers
  2. rāghavaRāghava Paṇḍita
  3. āni’bringing
  4. pariveśedistributed
  5. yatna kari’with great attention
  6. khāoyāyafed Them
  7. nā rahe avaśeṣethere were no remnants
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “distribute”, “distributed”

  • 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”, “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could you give greater attention to the person you are serving?

Practice

When serving food today, pause other tasks and give the service your full attention.

Live this todayServe Prasādam with Great AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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