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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.240Madhya 15.242

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.241

ব্রজে জ্যেঠা, খুড়া, মামা, পিসাদি গোপগণ ।

সখাবৃন্দ সবার ঘরে দ্বিসন্ধ্যা-ভোজন ॥ ২৪১ ॥

vraje jyeṭhā, khuḍā, māmā, pisādi gopa-gaṇa

sakhā-vṛnda sabāra ghare dvisandhyā-bhojana

Translation

“In Vṛndāvana You also have Your father’s elder brothers, Your father’s younger brothers, maternal uncles, husbands of Your father’s sisters and many cowherd men. There are also cowherd boyfriends, and You eat twice a day, morning and evening, in the house of each and every one.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Eats With His Relatives and Friends

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa had eighteen mothers in Dvārakā, including Devakī and Rohiṇī. His foster mother, Yaśodā, was in Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa’s relatives included His father’s elder and younger brothers, maternal uncles and the husbands of His father’s sisters. The purport gives names of these family members.

  3. 3

    In Vṛndāvana, the Lord also has many cowherd men and cowherd boyfriends. He eats morning and evening in the house of each and every one.

Key points from the purport
  • Similarly, in the same verse the names of the younger brothers of Nanda Mahārāja are given: pitṛvyau tu kanīyāṁsau syātāṁ sannanda-nandanau.
  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s maternal uncles are also described in this book (in verse 46): yaśodhara-yaśodeva-sudevādyās tu mātulāḥ.
  • Also mentioned in the Rādhā-kṛṣṇa-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (38) are Kṛṣṇa’s uncles who were the husbands of Nanda Mahārāja’s sisters: mahānīlaḥ sunīlaś ca ramaṇāv etayoḥ kramāt.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).
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. vrajeat Vṛndāvana
  2. jyeṭhāthe father’s elder brothers
  3. khuḍāthe father’s younger brothers
  4. māmāthe mother’s brothers
  5. pisāthe husbands of aunts
  6. ādiand so on
  7. gopa-gaṇacowherd men
  8. sakhā-vṛndahundreds of friends
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “cowherd”, “yaśodā”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “names of”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the description of Kṛṣṇa eating in each home help me appreciate about His relationships?

Practice

Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa eating morning and evening in the homes of His relatives and friends.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Eats With His Relatives and FriendsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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