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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 11.203 Madhya 11.205

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.204

আচার্য আসিয়াছেন ভিক্ষার প্রসাদান্ন লঞা ।

পুরী, ভারতী আছেন তোমার অপেক্ষা করিয়া ॥ ২০৪ ॥

ācārya āsiyāchena bhikṣāra prasādānna lañā

purī, bhāratī āchena tomāra apekṣā kariyā

Translation

“Gopīnātha Ācārya has already come, bringing sufficient remnants of food to distribute to all the sannyāsīs, and sannyāsīs like Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī are waiting for You.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Food Is Ready; the Sannyāsīs Wait

1
Gopīnātha Ācārya had already arrived with remnants of food.
2
He had brought enough to distribute to all the sannyāsīs.
3
Sannyāsīs like Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī were waiting for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages. They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ācāryaGopīnātha Ācārya
āsiyāchenahas come
bhikṣārafor eating
prasāda-anna lañātaking the remnants of all kinds of food
purīParamānanda Purī
bhāratīBrahmānanda Bhāratī
āchenaare
tomārafor You
apekṣā kariyāwaiting

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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you appreciate about bringing enough food for everyone who has been invited?

Practice

When helping with a meal today, check that there is enough for everyone expected.

Live this todayFood Is Ready; the Sannyāsīs WaitThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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