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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya
Madhya 3.157Madhya 3.159

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.158

সবাকারে বাসা দিল — ভক্ষ্য, অন্নপান ।

বহুদিন আচার্য-গোসাঞি কৈল সমাধান ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

sabākāre vāsā dila — bhakṣya, anna-pāna

bahu-dina ācārya-gosāñi kaila samādhāna

Translation

To everyone who came to see the Lord from villages nearby, especially from Navadvīpa, Advaita Ācārya gave residential quarters, as well as all kinds of eatables, for many days. Indeed, He properly adjusted everything.

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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.

Welcoming Visitors With Practical Care

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya gave residential quarters to everyone who came to see the Lord from nearby villages, especially Navadvīpa.

  2. 2

    He provided all kinds of eatables for many days.

  3. 3

    He properly arranged everything for the visitors.

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:

In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabākāreto all of them
  2. vāsā dilagave residential quarters
  3. bhakṣyaeatables
  4. anna-pānafood and drink
  5. bahu-dinafor many days
  6. ācārya-gosāñiAdvaita Ācārya
  7. kailadid
  8. samādhānaadjustment
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “to everyone”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make someone feel welcome through practical care?

Practice

Offer a visitor something to eat or a comfortable place to sit today.

Live this todayWelcoming Visitors With Practical CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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