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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

Madhya 12.177 Madhya 12.179

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.178

সার্বভৌমে দেয়ান প্রভু প্রসাদ উত্তম ।

স্নেহ করি’ বারবার করান ভোজন ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

sārvabhaume deyāna prabhu prasāda uttama

sneha kari’ bāra-bāra karāna bhojana

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also wanted to offer Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya first-class food; therefore, out of affection, He had the servers put first-class food on his plate again and again.

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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.

Affection Expressed Through Generous Serving

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to offer Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya first-class food.
2
He directed the servers to put first-class food on Sārvabhauma’s plate again and again.
3
The Lord arranged this generous serving out of affection.

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

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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

In answer to this humorous statement, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu replied that Advaita Ācārya was a monist and that one could not know how his mind could be turned by eating with such an impersonalist. The conversation of these two prabhus — Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu — carried a deep meaning that only an intelligent man can understand.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

sārvabhaumeunto Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
deyānacauses others to deliver
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
prasādaremnants of food
uttamafirst-class
sneha kari’out of affection
bāra-bāraagain and again
karānacauses
bhojanahis eating

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: “servers”, “serving”
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: “generous”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can serving someone food become a concrete expression of affection?

Practice

Offer someone a good portion of food today with personal care and affection.

Live this todayAffection Expressed Through Generous ServingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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