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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 15.208 Madhya 15.210

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.209

কেয়াপত্র-কলাখোলা-ডোঙ্গা সারি সারি ।

চারিদিকে ধরিয়াছে নানা ব্যঞ্জন ভরি’ ॥ ২০৯ ॥

keyāpatra-kalākholā-ḍoṅgā sāri sāri

cāri-dike dhariyāche nānā vyañjana bhari’

Translation

There were a number of pots made of the bark of banana trees and the leaves of the keyā plant. These pots were filled with various cooked vegetables and placed on all sides of the leaf.

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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.

Vegetables Carefully Arranged Around the Rice

1
A number of pots were made from banana-tree bark and leaves of the keyā plant.
2
These pots were filled with various cooked vegetables.
3
The filled pots were placed on all sides of the leaf.

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:

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. 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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

keyā-patrathe leaf of the keyā plant
kalā-kholāthe skin of the banana tree
ḍoṅgāpots
sāri sārione after another
cāri-dikeon all sides
dhariyāchewere holding
nānāvarious
vyañjanacooked vegetables
bhari’filled

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: “cooked”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the care given to the containers and arrangement of the vegetables?

Practice

Arrange the dishes neatly before serving a meal today.

Live this todayVegetables Carefully Arranged Around the RiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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