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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 3.102

এত বলি’ দুই জনে করাইল আচমন ।

উত্তম শয্যাতে লইয়া করাইল শয়ন ॥ ১০২ ॥

eta bali’ dui jane karāila ācamana

uttama śayyāte la-iyā karāila śayana

Translation

After this, Advaita Ācārya made the Lords wash Their hands and mouths. He then took Them to a nice bed and made Them lie down to take rest.

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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.

Serving Through Washing and Rest

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya arranged for the Lords to wash Their hands and mouths.

  2. 2

    He then took Them to a nice bed.

  3. 3

    He made Them lie down to take rest, attending to Their comfort.

How it feels

Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.

The mood of Madhya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

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

Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house. There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’saying this
  2. dui janeunto the two personalities
  3. karāila ācamanawashed Their hands and mouth
  4. uttamavery nice
  5. śayyāteon a bed
  6. la-iyātaking
  7. karāilamade Them do
  8. śayanalying down
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I be more attentive to someone’s need for rest?

Practice

Prepare a clean, comfortable place where someone can rest today.

Live this todayServing Through Washing and RestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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