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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 20.75

ভিক্ষা করি’ মহাপ্রভু বিশ্রাম করিল ।

মিশ্র প্রভুর শেষপাত্র সনাতনে দিল ॥ ৭৫ ॥

bhikṣā kari’ mahāprabhu viśrāma karila

miśra prabhura śeṣa-pātra sanātane dila

Translation

After eating, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took rest for a while. Tapana Miśra then gave Sanātana Gosvāmī the remnants of food left by Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Receiving Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Food Remnants

  1. 1

    After eating, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rested for a while.

  2. 2

    Tapana Miśra then gave food to Sanātana Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    This food was the remnants left by Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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. bhikṣā kari’after taking His lunch
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. viśrāma karilatook rest
  4. miśraTapana Miśra
  5. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. śeṣa-pātrathe plate of remnants
  7. sanātane diladelivered to Sanātana
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about Tapana Miśra’s care for Sanātana Gosvāmī?

Practice

Take a moment today to recall that Sanātana Gosvāmī received Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s food remnants.

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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 todayReceiving Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Food RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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