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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 6.187

কভু চর্বণ, কভু রন্ধন, কভু দুগ্ধপান ।

যবে যেই মিলে, তাহে রাখে নিজ প্রাণ ॥ ১৮৭ ॥

kabhu carvaṇa, kabhu randhana, kabhu dugdha-pāna

yabe yei mile, tāhe rākhe nija prāṇa

Translation

Sometimes he chewed fried grains, sometimes he cooked, and sometimes he drank milk. In this way he kept his life and soul together with whatever was available wherever he went.

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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.

Accept simple nourishment along the way

  1. 1

    Sometimes Raghunātha dāsa chewed fried grains, sometimes he cooked, and sometimes he drank milk.

  2. 2

    He kept his life and soul together with whatever food was available wherever he went.

  3. 3

    This simple nourishment sustained him as he traveled toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

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. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kabhu carvaṇasometimes chewing
  2. kabhu randhanasometimes cooking
  3. kabhu dugdha-pānasometimes drinking milk
  4. yabewhen
  5. yeiwhoever
  6. milemeets
  7. tāhein that way
  8. rākhekeeps
  9. nija prāṇahis life
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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”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might contentment with simple food help you give more attention to your devotional goal?

Practice

Accept one simple, nourishing meal today without seeking something more elaborate.

Live this todayAccept simple nourishment along the wayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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