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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 3.61Madhya 3.63

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.62

মুকুন্দ কহে — মোর কিছু কৃত্য নাহি সরে ।

পাছে মুঞি প্রসাদ পামু, তুমি যাহ ঘরে ॥ ৬২ ॥

mukunda kahe — mora kichu kṛtya nāhi sare

pāche muñi prasāda pāmu, tumi yāha ghare

Translation

When Mukunda was called for, he submitted, “My dear sir, I have something to do that is not yet finished. Later I shall accept the prasādam, so You two Prabhus should now please enter the room.”

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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 Respectful Request to Eat Later

  1. 1

    When called, Mukunda respectfully explained that he had something unfinished to do.

  2. 2

    He said that he would accept prasādam later.

  3. 3

    He asked the two Prabhus to please enter the room without waiting for him.

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.
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. mukunda kaheMukunda said
  2. moraof me
  3. kichusomething
  4. kṛtyato perform
  5. nāhi sarenot yet finished
  6. pāchelater
  7. muñiI
  8. prasādaprasādam
  9. pāmushall accept
  10. tumi yāha ghareYou both kindly enter the room
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I need to delay, can I explain kindly without holding others back?

Practice

If an unfinished task delays you today, explain courteously and let others proceed.

Live this todayA Respectful Request to Eat LaterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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