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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 3.49Madhya 3.51

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.50

মুদ্গবড়া, কলাবড়া, মাষবড়া, মিষ্ট ।

ক্ষীরপুলী, নারিকেল, যত পিঠা ইষ্ট ॥ ৫০ ॥

mudga-baḍā, kalā-baḍā, māṣa-baḍā, miṣṭa

kṣīra-pulī, nārikela, yata piṭhā iṣṭa

Translation

There were soft cakes made with mung dhal, soft cakes made with ripe bananas, and soft cakes made with urad dhal. There were various kinds of sweetmeats, condensed milk mixed with rice cakes, a coconut preparation and every kind of cake desirable.

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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.

A Rich Variety of Cakes and Sweets

  1. 1

    There were soft cakes made with mung dhal, ripe bananas and urad dhal.

  2. 2

    Various kinds of sweetmeats were prepared, along with condensed milk mixed with rice cakes.

  3. 3

    There was also a coconut preparation and every kind of cake desirable.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā. When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mudga-baḍāsoft cake made with mung
  2. kalā-baḍāsoft cake made with fried banana
  3. māṣa-baḍāsoft cake made with urad dhal
  4. miṣṭavarious kinds of sweets
  5. kṣīra-pulīcondensed milk mixed with rice cakes
  6. nārikelaa preparation of coconut
  7. yataall kinds of
  8. piṭhācakes
  9. iṣṭadesirable
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which details help you picture the variety of these preparations?

Practice

Read the list slowly today and name three different ingredients used.

Live this todayA Rich Variety of Cakes and SweetsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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