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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.191

তবে সার্বভৌম প্রভুর চরণে ধরিয়া ।

‘দশদিন ভিক্ষা কর’ কহে বিনতি করিয়া ॥ ১৯১ ॥

tabe sārvabhauma prabhura caraṇe dhariyā

‘daśa-dina bhikṣā kara’ kahe vinati kariyā

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet and submissively begged, “Please accept lunch for at least ten days.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Submissive Request to Serve

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He submissively begged the Lord to accept lunch.

  3. 3

    His request was that the Lord accept lunch for at least ten days.

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

Further reading

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

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

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. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. caraṇe dhariyācatching the lotus feet
  5. daśa-dinafor ten days
  6. bhikṣā karaaccept lunch
  7. kahesays
  8. vinati kariyāwith great submission
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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

What would make your requests to serve more humble?

Practice

Make one offer of service today with gentle, respectful words.

Live this todayA Submissive Request to ServeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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