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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 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.73Madhya 20.75

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.74

মিশ্র কহে, — ‘সনাতনের কিছু কৃত্য আছে ।

তুমি ভিক্ষা কর, প্রসাদ তাঁরে দিব পাছে ॥’ ৭৪ ॥

miśra kahe, — ‘sanātanera kichu kṛtya āche

tumi bhikṣā kara, prasāda tāṅre diba pāche’

Translation

Tapana Miśra then said, “Sanātana has some duty to perform; therefore he cannot accept lunch now. At the conclusion of the meal, I shall supply Sanātana with some remnants.”

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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.

Making Room for Duty and Care

  1. 1

    Tapana Miśra explained that Sanātana had a duty to perform.

  2. 2

    Because of this duty, Sanātana could not accept lunch at that time.

  3. 3

    Tapana Miśra promised to supply Sanātana with some remnants when the meal was finished.

How it feels

Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.

The mood of Madhya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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

For his garment, he used an old cloth of Tapana Miśra’s. Later, he exchanged his valuable blanket for a torn quilt.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. miśra kaheTapana Miśra said
  2. sanātaneraof Sanātana Gosvāmī
  3. kichusome
  4. kṛtyaduty
  5. āchethere is
  6. tumi bhikṣā karaYou take Your lunch
  7. prasādathe remnants of Your food
  8. tāṅreunto him
  9. dibaI shall deliver
  10. pācheat the end
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I consider someone's duties when offering them food?

Practice

When offering someone food today, ask what time works for them.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayMaking Room for Duty and CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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