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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 15.201

ঘরে আসি’ ভট্টাচার্য তাঁরে আজ্ঞা দিল ।

আনন্দে ষাঠীর মাতা পাক চড়াইল ॥ ২০১ ॥

ghare āsi’ bhaṭṭācārya tāṅre ājñā dila

ānande ṣāṭhīra mātā pāka caḍāila

Translation

After returning to his home, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave orders to his wife, and his wife, Ṣāṭhīra Mātā, began cooking with great pleasure.

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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.

Cooking With Great Pleasure

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya returned to his home.

  2. 2

    He gave orders to his wife, Ṣāṭhīra Mātā.

  3. 3

    She began cooking with great pleasure.

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:

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.
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. ghare āsi’coming home
  2. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. tāṅreher
  4. ājñā dilaordered
  5. ānandewith great satisfaction
  6. ṣāṭhīra mātāthe mother of Ṣāṭhī
  7. pāka caḍāilabegan cooking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from Ṣāṭhīra Mātā’s pleasure in cooking?

Practice

Prepare one item of food today with a willing and cheerful attitude.

Live this todayCooking With Great PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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