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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 12.201Madhya 12.203

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.202

ভক্তগণ গোবিন্দ-পাশ কিছু মাগি’ নিল ।

সেই প্রসাদান্ন গোবিন্দ আপনি পাইল ॥ ২০২ ॥

bhakta-gaṇa govinda-pāśa kichu māgi’ nila

sei prasādānna govinda āpani pāila

Translation

The remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were later distributed among devotees who begged for them, and finally Govinda personally took the last remnants.

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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.

Sharing Before Taking the Last Remnants

  1. 1

    Devotees begged for the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    These remnants were distributed among them.

  3. 3

    Finally, Govinda personally took the last remnants.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhakta-gaṇaall the other devotees
  2. govinda-pāśafrom Govinda
  3. kichua little
  4. māgi’begging
  5. nilatook
  6. seithose
  7. prasāda-annaremnants of food
  8. govindaGovinda
  9. āpanipersonally
  10. pāilapartook
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “distributed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Govinda receiving his portion last?

Practice

At a shared meal today, offer others their portions before taking your own.

Live this todaySharing Before Taking the Last RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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