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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.109Madhya 11.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.110

ভট্ট কহে, — ভক্তগণ আইল জানিঞা ।

প্রভুর ইঙ্গিতে প্রসাদ যায় তাঁরা লঞা ॥ ১১০ ॥

bhaṭṭa kahe, — bhakta-gaṇa āila jāniñā

prabhura iṅgite prasāda yāya tāṅrā lañā

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Understanding that all the devotees have come, Lord Caitanya gave the sign, and therefore Vāṇīnātha and the others have brought such great quantities of mahā-prasādam.”

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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.

The Lord Arranges Mahā-prasādam for the Devotees

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya understands that all the devotees have come.

  2. 2

    He gives the sign for mahā-prasādam to be brought.

  3. 3

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya explains that Vāṇīnātha and the others brought great quantities in response.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaṭṭa kaheSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said
  2. bhakta-gaṇaall the devotees
  3. āilahave come
  4. jāniñāknowing
  5. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. iṅgiteby the indication
  7. prasādaremnants of the food offered to Jagannātha
  8. yāyago
  9. tāṅrāall of them
  10. lañātaking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Lord Caitanya’s arrangement help you appreciate about His care for the devotees?

Practice

Take a moment today to appreciate the effort of those who bring prasādam for devotees.

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