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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
Antya 8.39Antya 8.41

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.40

প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণে লাগে কৌড়ি চারি পণ ।

কভু কাশীশ্বর, গোবিন্দ খান তিন জন ॥ ৪০ ॥

prabhura nimantraṇe lāge kauḍi cāri paṇa

kabhu kāśīśvara, govinda khāna tina jana

Translation

To invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would cost 320 kauḍis [small conchshells]. This would provide lunch for three people, including Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and sometimes Kāśīśvara and Govinda.

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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.

Providing Lunch for Three

  1. 1

    Inviting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch would cost 320 kauḍis, or small conchshells.

  2. 2

    This amount provided lunch for three people.

  3. 3

    The diners included Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and sometimes Kāśīśvara and Govinda.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

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

Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore Mādhavendra Purī accused him of being an offender and rejected him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. nimantraṇefor invitation
  3. lāgeis required
  4. kauḍi cāri paṇafour times eighty small conchshells
  5. kabhu kāśīśvarasometimes Kāśīśvara
  6. govindathe personal servant of Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. khānaeat
  8. tina janathree persons
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What practical care is involved in providing a meal for several people?

Practice

When planning a meal today, count the people it needs to serve and estimate the cost.

Live this todayProviding Lunch for ThreeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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