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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 15.65

তাঁর প্রেমে আনি’ আমায় করায় ভোজনে ।

অন্তরে মানয়ে সুখ, বাহ্যে নাহি মানে ॥ ৬৫ ॥

tāṅra preme āni’ āmāya karāya bhojane

antare mānaye sukha, bāhye nāhi māne

Translation

“Being obliged by her love, I am brought there to eat. Mother knows all these things internally and feels happiness, but externally she does not accept them.

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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.

Brought to Eat by Her Love

  1. 1

    He says that He is obliged by her love and brought there to eat.

  2. 2

    Mother knows all these things internally and feels happiness.

  3. 3

    Externally, however, she does not accept them.

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:

When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant.
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. tāṅra premeby her love
  2. āni’bringing
  3. āmāyaMe
  4. karāya bhojanecauses to eat
  5. antarewithin herself
  6. mānayeshe feels
  7. sukhahappiness
  8. bāhyeexternally
  9. nāhi mānedoes not accept
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about His being brought there by her love?

Practice

Reflect for one quiet minute today on the phrase “Being obliged by her love.”

Live this todayBrought to Eat by Her LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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