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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 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya 15.102 Madhya 15.104

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.103

গৃহস্থ বিষয়ী আমি, কি মোর সাধনে ।

শ্রীমুখে আজ্ঞা কর প্রভু — নিবেদি চরণে ॥ ১০৩ ॥

gṛhastha viṣayī āmi, ki mora sādhane

śrī-mukhe ājñā kara prabhu — nivedi caraṇe

Translation

Satyarāja Khān said, “My dear Lord, being a householder and a materialistic man, I do not know the process of advancing in spiritual life. I therefore submit myself unto Your lotus feet and request You to give me orders.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Humbly Ask for Spiritual Direction

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Satyarāja Khān described himself as a householder and a materialistic man.
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He openly admitted that he did not know the process of advancing in spiritual life.
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He submitted himself at the Lord’s lotus feet and asked the Lord to give him orders.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.

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Word for word

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gṛhasthahouseholder
viṣayīmaterialistic man
āmiI
kiwhat
mora sādhanethe process of my advancement in spiritual life
śrī-mukhefrom Your own mouth
ājñā karaplease order
prabhumy Lord
nivedi caraṇeI submit unto Your lotus feet

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where do I need to admit my uncertainty and seek spiritual direction?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord for direction in advancing in spiritual life.

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