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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 3.67Madhya 3.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.68

কোন্ স্থানে বসিব, আর আন দুই পাত ।

অল্প করি’ আনি’ তাহে দেহ ব্যঞ্জন ভাত ॥ ৬৮ ॥

kon sthāne vasiba, āra āna dui pāta

alpa kari’ āni’ tāhe deha vyañjana bhāta

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought that all three servings were meant for distribution; therefore He asked for another two banana leaves, saying, “Let Us have a very little quantity of vegetable and rice.”

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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.

Requesting Only a Little Prasādam

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought that all three servings were meant for distribution.

  2. 2

    He asked for two more banana leaves.

  3. 3

    He requested only a very little quantity of vegetable and rice.

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. kon sthāne vasibawhere shall We sit down
  2. āraother
  3. ānabring
  4. dui pātatwo leaves
  5. alpa kari’making a small quantity
  6. āni’bringing
  7. tāheon that
  8. dehagive
  9. vyañjanavegetables
  10. bhātaand boiled rice
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distribution”

  • 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: “servings”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the small quantity Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested?

Practice

When taking prasādam today, begin with a small serving rather than a heaped plate.

Live this todayRequesting Only a Little PrasādamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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