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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 16.95

জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ প্রভু যত পাঞাছিল ।

কড়ার, চন্দন, ডোর, সব সঙ্গে লৈল ॥ ৯৫ ॥

jagannāthera prasāda prabhu yata pāñāchila

kaḍāra, candana, ḍora, saba saṅge laila

Translation

The Lord collected whatever remnants of food were left by Lord Jagannātha. He also took remnants of the Lord’s kaḍāra ointment, sandalwood and ropes with Him.

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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.

Taking Lord Jagannātha’s Remnants

  1. 1

    The Lord collected whatever remnants of food were left by Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    He also took remnants of the Lord’s kaḍāra ointment and sandalwood.

  3. 3

    He took the Lord’s ropes with Him as well.

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

Further reading

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

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

This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannātheraof Lord Jagannātha
  2. prasādathe remnants of food
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. yataall
  5. pāñāchilahad obtained
  6. kaḍāraa kind of tilaka
  7. candanasandalwood
  8. ḍoraropes
  9. sabaall
  10. saṅge lailaHe took with Him
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about the care the Lord took to collect Lord Jagannātha’s remnants?

Practice

Reread the translation and name the four kinds of remnants the Lord took with Him.

Live this todayTaking Lord Jagannātha’s RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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