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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.21Madhya 11.23

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.22

তোমার যে বর্তন, তুমি খাও সেই বর্তন ।

নিশ্চিন্ত হঞা ভজ চৈতন্যের চরণ ॥ ২২ ॥

tomāra ye vartana, tumi khāo sei vartana

niścinta hañā bhaja caitanyera caraṇa

Translation

“As soon as he heard my petition, he immediately granted me a pension without reductions. Thus the King granted me a full salary as a pension and requested me to engage without anxiety in the service of Your lotus feet.

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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.

Supporting Service Without Anxiety

  1. 1

    The King granted Rāmānanda Rāya’s petition as soon as he heard it.

  2. 2

    He provided a pension equal to the full salary, without reductions.

  3. 3

    The King requested him to serve the Lord’s lotus feet without anxiety.

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:

When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya tried his best to arrange a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra, the Lord flatly denied his request. At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tomārayour
  2. yewhatever
  3. vartanaremuneration
  4. tumiyou
  5. khāotake
  6. seithat
  7. vartanapension
  8. niścinta hañāwithout anxiety
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”, “serve”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How did the King’s practical support help Rāmānanda Rāya engage in service without anxiety?

Practice

Offer one small practical help today to someone engaged in the Lord’s service.

Live this todaySupporting Service Without AnxietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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