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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 Madhya 11.206

তবে প্রভু প্রসাদান্ন গোবিন্দ-হাতে দিলা ।

যত্ন করি’ হরিদাস-ঠাকুরে পাঠাইলা ॥ ২০৬ ॥

tabe prabhu prasādānna govinda-hāte dilā

yatna kari’ haridāsa-ṭhākure pāṭhāilā

Translation

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu carefully delivered some prasādam into the hands of Govinda to be given to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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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.

Carefully Sending Prasādam to a Devotee

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu carefully set aside some prasādam for Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

  2. 2

    He delivered the prasādam into Govinda’s hands.

  3. 3

    Govinda was entrusted with giving that prasādam to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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:

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. prasāda-annaremnants of Jagannātha’s food
  4. govinda-hātein the hand of Govinda
  5. dilādelivered
  6. yatna kari’with great attention
  7. haridāsa-ṭhākureunto Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  8. pāṭhāilāsent
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I handle a service entrusted to me?

Practice

When passing prasādam to someone today, take care that it reaches the intended person.

Live this todayCarefully Sending Prasādam to a DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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