1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.64

দুই প্রভু লঞা আচার্য গেলা ভিতর ঘরে ।

প্রসাদ দেখিয়া প্রভুর আনন্দ অন্তরে ॥ ৬৪ ॥

dui prabhu lañā ācārya gelā bhitara ghare

prasāda dekhiyā prabhura ānanda antare

Translation

Advaita Ācārya took Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu within the room, and the two Lords saw the arrangement of the prasādam. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was especially very pleased.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Food Is Prepared for Kṛṣṇa’s Pleasure

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya brought the two Lords into the room, where They saw the arrangement of prasādam.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pleased to see how nicely so many varieties of food had been prepared for Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    All kinds of prasādam are prepared for Kṛṣṇa, not for the people. The devotees then partake of prasādam with great pleasure.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pleased because He saw how nicely so many varieties of food were prepared for Kṛṣṇa.
  • Actually all kinds of prasādam are prepared for Kṛṣṇa, not for the people, but the devotees partake of prasādam with great pleasure.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dui prabhuthe two prabhus (Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu)
  2. lañāwith
  3. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  4. gelāwent
  5. bhitarawithin
  6. gharethe room
  7. prasādathe prasādam
  8. dekhiyāseeing
  9. prabhuraof Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  10. ānanda antarewas very pleased within Himself
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I prepare or accept prasādam, do I remember that it is prepared for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before accepting prasādam today, pause to remember that the food was prepared for Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayFood Is Prepared for Kṛṣṇa’s PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 3.64? Get an answer from the verses themselves.