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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 11.173 Madhya 11.175

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.174

মহাপ্রসাদান্ন দেহ বাণীনাথ-স্থানে ।

সর্ব বৈষ্ণবের ইঁহো করিবে সমাধানে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

mahā-prasādānna deha vāṇīnātha-sthāne

sarva-vaiṣṇavera iṅho karibe samādhāne

Translation

Then the Lord told Kāśī Miśra and the temple superintendent, “As for the remnants of food left by Jagannātha, let them be delivered to Vāṇīnātha Rāya’s charge, for he can take care of all the Vaiṣṇavas and distribute mahā-prasādam to them.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Distribute Mahā-prasādam With Care

1
The Lord gave Kāśī Miśra and the temple superintendent instructions about the remnants of food left by Jagannātha.
2
These remnants were to be delivered into Vāṇīnātha Rāya’s charge.
3
Vāṇīnātha Rāya could take care of all the Vaiṣṇavas and distribute mahā-prasādam to them.

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

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

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

Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

mahā-prasāda-annathe remnants of food
dehadeliver
vāṇīnātha-sthāneunto Vāṇīnātha
sarva-vaiṣṇaveraunto all the Vaiṣṇavas
iṅhohe
karibewill do
samādhānedistribution

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: “distribute”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When helping distribute mahā-prasādam, do I consider whether everyone is cared for?

Practice

Offer one practical form of help to someone arranging mahā-prasādam distribution.

Live this todayDistribute Mahā-prasādam With CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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