1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.280
এত অন্ন না পাঠাও, কিছু কার্য নাই ।
সবে দুইজনার যোগ্য ভক্ষ্যমাত্র চাই ॥” ২৮০ ॥
eta anna nā pāṭhāo, kichu kārya nāi
sabe dui-janāra yogya bhakṣya-mātra cāi”
“The former hunter said, ‘Please do not send so much grain. Only send what is sufficient for two people, no more.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The former hunter asked for only enough grain for two people, no more.
The purport instructs a Vaiṣṇava to receive only enough grain for one day, depending again on the Lord’s mercy the next day. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught this dependence.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and others begged daily rather than stocking food for the next day. The purport urges confidence that the Lord will provide, rather than material calculations about storing more.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the 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: “mercy”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depending”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the hunter’s willingness to accept only enough teach me about dependence on the Lord?
At one meal today, take only the amount you need and pause to acknowledge the Lord’s provision.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 24.280? Get an answer from the verses themselves.