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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 11.42

মোর লাগি’ প্রভুপদে কৈলে নিবেদন ?

সার্বভৌম কহে, — কৈনু অনেক যতন ॥ ৪২ ॥

mora lāgi’ prabhu-pade kaile nivedana?

sārvabhauma kahe, — kainu aneka yatana

Translation

The King asked, “Have you submitted my petition to the Lord?”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Making a Sincere Effort

  1. 1

    The King asked whether his petition had been submitted to the Lord.

  2. 2

    Sārvabhauma replied that he had submitted it.

  3. 3

    Sārvabhauma said that he had tried his best with much endeavor.

Key points from the purport
  • Sārvabhauma replied, “Yes, with much endeavor I have tried my best.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.
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. mora lāgi’on my behalf
  2. prabhu-padeat the lotus feet of the Lord
  3. kaile nivedanadid you submit my petition
  4. sārvabhauma kaheSārvabhauma replied
  5. kainuI did
  6. aneka yatanamuch endeavor
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does trying your best mean when making a sincere request?

Practice

Give your best effort today to fulfill one request entrusted to you.

Live this todayMaking a Sincere EffortThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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