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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 3.50Madhya 3.52

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.51

বত্তিশা-আঠিয়া কলার ডোঙ্গা বড় বড় ।

চলে হালে নাহি, — ডোঙ্গা অতি বড় দড় ॥ ৫১ ॥

battiśā-āṭhiyā kalāra ḍoṅgā baḍa baḍa

cale hāle nāhi, — ḍoṅgā ati baḍa daḍa

Translation

All the vegetables were served in pots made of banana leaves taken from trees producing at least thirty-two bunches of bananas. These pots were very strong and big and did not tilt or totter.

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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.

Strong, Steady Pots for Serving

  1. 1

    All the vegetables were served in pots made of banana leaves.

  2. 2

    The leaves came from trees producing at least thirty-two bunches of bananas.

  3. 3

    The pots were strong and big, and they did not tilt or totter.

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:

When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat. Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. battiśā-āṭhiyāproducing thirty-two bunches of bananas
  2. kalāraof the banana tree
  3. ḍoṅgāpots made of leaves
  4. baḍa baḍabig
  5. cale hāle nāhithey did not tilt or totter
  6. ḍoṅgāpots
  7. ativery
  8. baḍabig
  9. daḍastrong
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the care taken with the serving pots?

Practice

Before serving food today, check that the serving vessels sit steadily.

Live this todayStrong, Steady Pots for ServingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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