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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 3.107

তবে ত’ আচার্য সঙ্গে লঞা দুই জনে ।

করিল ইচ্ছায় ভোজন, যে আছিল মনে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

tabe ta’ ācārya saṅge lañā dui jane

karila icchāya bhojana, ye āchila mane

Translation

Thereupon Advaita Ācārya took prasādam with Mukunda and Haridāsa, and they all wholeheartedly ate as much as they desired.

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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.

Wholeheartedly Accepting Prasādam Together

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya took prasādam with Mukunda and Haridāsa.

  2. 2

    They all ate wholeheartedly.

  3. 3

    Each ate as much as he desired.

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. tabe ta’thereafter
  2. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  3. saṅgewith
  4. lañātaking
  5. dui janethe two persons, namely Mukunda and Haridāsa
  6. kariladid
  7. icchāyaaccording to desire
  8. bhojanaeating
  9. ye āchila manewhatever there was in mind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I accept prasādam wholeheartedly?

Practice

When taking prasādam today, give your attention to accepting it wholeheartedly.

Live this todayWholeheartedly Accepting Prasādam TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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