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

Madhya 15.205 Madhya 15.207

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.206

বাহ্যে এক দ্বার তার, প্রভু প্রবেশিতে ।

পাকশালার এক দ্বার অন্ন পরিবেশিতে ॥ ২০৬ ॥

bāhye eka dvāra tāra, prabhu praveśite

pāka-śālāra eka dvāra anna pariveśite

Translation

The room was so constructed that there was only one door opening on the outside, which served as an entrance for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. There was another door attached to the kitchen, and it was through this door that the food was brought.

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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.

Careful Arrangement for Entrance and Serving

1
Only one door of the room opened to the outside.
2
That outside door served as the entrance for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
3
Another door connected the room to the kitchen. Food was brought through this door.

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

Learn the words of the verse.

bāhyeoutside
eka dvāraone door
tāraof this room
prabhu praveśitefor the entrance of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
pāka-śālāraof the kitchen
eka dvāraanother door
annafood
pariveśiteto serve

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: “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the arrangement of these doors show attention to the practical details of serving?

Practice

When preparing a meal today, clear a convenient path for bringing food to the table.

Live this todayCareful Arrangement for Entrance and ServingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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