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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.167Madhya 12.169

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.168

সর্বজ্ঞ প্রভু জানেন যাঁরে যেই ভায় ।

তাঁরে তাঁরে সেই দেওয়ায় স্বরূপ-দ্বারায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

sarvajña prabhu jānena yāṅre yei bhāya

tāṅre tāṅre sei deoyāya svarūpa-dvārāya

Translation

Since Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is omniscient, He knew what types of preparations each person liked. He therefore had Svarūpa Dāmodara deliver these preparations to each devotee to his full satisfaction.

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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.

Personal Care for Each Devotee

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is omniscient.

  2. 2

    He knew what types of preparations each person liked.

  3. 3

    He had Svarūpa Dāmodara deliver those preparations to each devotee’s full satisfaction.

How it feels

Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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

After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, Svarūpa Dāmodara and others took their prasādam within the room. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sarva-jña prabhuthe omniscient Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. jānenaknows
  3. yāṅreto whom
  4. yeiwhatever
  5. bhāyaappeals
  6. tāṅre tāṅreunto each person
  7. seithat
  8. deoyāyaorders to administer
  9. svarūpa-dvārāyaby Svarūpa Dāmodara
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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: “deliver”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I pay closer attention to the preferences of those I serve?

Practice

When serving food today, ask one person what they like and, if possible, serve it to them.

Live this todayPersonal Care for Each DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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