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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 6.95

আর তিন কুণ্ডিকায় অবশেষ ছিল ।

গ্রাসে-গ্রাসে করি’ বিপ্র সব ভক্তে দিল ॥ ৯৫ ॥

āra tina kuṇḍikāya avaśeṣa chila

grāse-grāse kari’ vipra saba bhakte dila

Translation

There was food remaining in the three other big pots of Lord Nityānanda, and a brāhmaṇa distributed it to all the devotees, giving a morsel to each.

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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.

A Morsel for Every Devotee

  1. 1

    Food remained in three other big pots of Lord Nityānanda.

  2. 2

    A brāhmaṇa distributed this remaining food to all the devotees.

  3. 3

    He gave a morsel to each, so the food was shared among everyone.

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.
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. āraother
  2. tina kuṇḍikāyain three pots
  3. avaśeṣa chilathere was food remaining
  4. grāse-grāsemorsel by morsel
  5. kari’delivering
  6. vipraa brāhmaṇa
  7. saba bhakteto all the devotees
  8. diladelivered
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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: “distributed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can a small portion become meaningful when everyone is included?

Practice

When sharing food today, make sure each person receives a portion.

Live this todayA Morsel for Every DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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