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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 15.63

ঈশানে বোলাঞা পুনঃ স্থান লেপাইল ।

পুনরপি গোপালকে অন্ন সমর্পিল ॥ ৬৩ ॥

īśāne bolāñā punaḥ sthāna lepāila

punarapi gopālake anna samarpila

Translation

“Thus wondering, she called Īśāna, the servant, and had the place cleaned again. She then offered another plate to Gopāla.

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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.

Offering Again Amid Wonder

  1. 1

    Still wondering, she called Īśāna, the servant.

  2. 2

    She had the place cleaned again.

  3. 3

    She then offered another plate to Gopāla.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.
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. īśāneto Īśāna, the servant
  2. bolāñācalling
  3. punaḥagain
  4. sthānathe place
  5. lepāilacleaned
  6. punarapiagain
  7. gopālakeunto Gopāla
  8. annacooked rice and vegetables
  9. samarpilaoffered
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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: “servant”, “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from her continuing to offer food while still wondering?

Practice

Clean the place where you offer food today, taking care with this simple preparation.

Live this todayOffering Again Amid WonderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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