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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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.199Madhya 13.201

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.200

আগে পাছে, দুই পার্শ্বে পুষ্পোদ্যান-বনে ।

যেই যাহা পায়, লাগায়, — নাহিক নিয়মে ॥ ২০০ ॥

āge pāche, dui pārśve puṣpodyāna-vane

yei yāhā pāya, lāgāya, — nāhika niyame

Translation

The devotees offered their food everywhere — in front of the car and behind it, on the two sides and within the flower garden. Wherever possible, they made their offering to the Lord, for there were no hard and fast rules.

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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.

Offerings Wherever There Was Space

  1. 1

    Devotees offered food in front of the car, behind it and on both sides.

  2. 2

    They also made offerings within the flower garden.

  3. 3

    On this occasion, there were no hard and fast rules about the location. They offered food wherever possible.

How it feels

Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.

The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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

When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food. At this time, in a nearby garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees took a brief rest from the dancing.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āge pāchein front or at the end
  2. dui pārśveon two sides
  3. puṣpa-udyāna-vanein the flower gardens
  4. yeione who
  5. yāhā pāyagets the opportunity
  6. lāgāyaoffers
  7. nāhika niyamethere are no hard and fast rules
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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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the devotees’ eagerness to make their offerings wherever possible?

Practice

Name the places mentioned in the translation, then reflect for a moment on the devotees offering food throughout the area.

Live this todayOfferings Wherever There Was SpaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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