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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya 14.24 Madhya 14.26

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.25

‘বলগণ্ডি ভোগে’র প্রসাদ — উত্তম, অনন্ত ।

‘নি-সকড়ি’ প্রসাদ আইল, যার নাহি অন্ত ॥ ২৫ ॥

‘balagaṇḍi bhoge’ra prasāda — uttama, ananta

‘ni-sakaḍi’ prasāda āila, yāra nāhi anta

Translation

The prasādam sent by the King had been offered at the Balagaṇḍi festival and included uncooked milk products and fruits. It was all of the finest quality, and there was no end to the variety.

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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.

Prasādam of Finest Quality and Endless Variety

1
The prasādam sent by the King had been offered at the Balagaṇḍi festival.
2
It included uncooked milk products and fruits.
3
Everything was of the finest quality, and there was no end to the variety.

How it feels

Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.

The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

Dressing himself as a Vaiṣṇava, Mahārāja Pratāparudra entered the garden at Balagaṇḍi alone and began reciting verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

balagaṇḍi bhogeraof food offered at Balagaṇḍi
prasādaremnants
uttamaall of the foremost quality
anantaof all varieties
ni-sakaḍiuncooked food like milk products and fruits
prasādaremnants of food
āilaarrived
yāraof which
nāhithere is not
antaend

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “festival”
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 quality and variety of this prasādam?

Practice

Reread the description today and note its three details: the festival, the foods and their quality.

Live this todayPrasādam of Finest Quality and Endless VarietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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