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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 6.94

ভোজন করি’ নিত্যানন্দ আচমন কৈলা ।

চারি কুণ্ডীর অবশেষ রঘুন়াথে দিলা ॥ ৯৪ ॥

bhojana kari’ nityānanda ācamana kailā

cāri kuṇḍīra avaśeṣa raghunāthe dilā

Translation

After Lord Nityānanda Prabhu finished eating, He washed His hands and mouth and gave Raghunātha dāsa the food remaining in the four pots.

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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.

Raghunātha Receives Lord Nityānanda’s Remaining Food

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu finished eating at the festival.

  2. 2

    He then washed His hands and mouth.

  3. 3

    He gave Raghunātha dāsa the food remaining in the four pots.

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:

The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.
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. bhojana kari’after finishing eating
  2. nityānandaNityānanda Prabhu
  3. ācamana kailāwashing His hands and mouth
  4. cāri kuṇḍīraof the four pots
  5. avaśeṣawhat was remaining
  6. raghunāthe dilādelivered to Raghunātha dāsa
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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: “washed”

  • 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: “festival”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s personal gift to Raghunātha dāsa?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to reflect on Raghunātha dāsa receiving food directly from Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.

Live this todayRaghunātha Receives Lord Nityānanda’s Remaining FoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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