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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 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya 16.225 Madhya 16.227

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.226

আচার্য-প্রসাদে পাইল প্রভুর উচ্ছিষ্ট-পাত ।

প্রভুর চরণ দেখে দিন পাঁচ-সাত ॥ ২২৬ ॥

ācārya-prasāde pāila prabhura ucchiṣṭa-pāta

prabhura caraṇa dekhe dina pāṅca-sāta

Translation

When Raghunātha dāsa was there, Advaita Ācārya favored him by giving him the food remnants left by the Lord. Raghunātha dāsa was thus engaged for five or seven days in rendering service to the Lord’s lotus feet.

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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.

Receiving Favor and Rendering Service

1
Advaita Ācārya showed favor to Raghunātha dāsa while he was there.
2
He gave Raghunātha dāsa the food remnants left by the Lord.
3
Raghunātha dāsa spent five or seven days rendering service to the Lord’s lotus feet.

How it feels

Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ācārya-prasādeby the mercy of Advaita Ācārya
pāilagot
prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
ucchiṣṭa-pātaremnants of food
prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
caraṇalotus feet
dekhesees
dinadays
pāṅca-sātafive to seven

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favored”, “favor”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make time for service while gratefully receiving the kindness offered to you?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today specifically for service to the Lord.

Live this todayReceiving Favor and Rendering ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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