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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 3.64Madhya 3.66

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.65

ঐছে অন্ন যে কৃষ্ণকে করায় ভোজন ।

জন্মে জন্মে শিরে ধরোঁ তাঁহার চরণ ॥ ৬৫ ॥

aiche anna ye kṛṣṇake karāya bhojana

janme janme śire dharoṅ tāṅhāra caraṇa

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved of all the methods employed in cooking and offering food to Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, He was so pleased that He said, “Frankly, I will personally take the lotus feet of anyone who can offer Kṛṣṇa such nice food and place those lotus feet on My head birth after birth.”

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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.

Honor Those Who Offer Kṛṣṇa Nice Food

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved of all the methods used in cooking and offering food to Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He was deeply pleased by such a nice offering.

  3. 3

    He said He would personally place the lotus feet of anyone making such an offering on His head, birth after birth.

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. aichein this way
  2. annathe eatables
  3. yeanyone who
  4. kṛṣṇakeunto Kṛṣṇa
  5. karāyamade to do
  6. bhojanaeating
  7. janme janmebirth after birth
  8. śireon My head
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I appreciate the service of those who carefully cook and offer food to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Thank someone today for the care they put into cooking or offering food to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayHonor Those Who Offer Kṛṣṇa Nice FoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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