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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 3.88Madhya 3.90

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.89

সেই ব্যঞ্জন আচার্য পুনঃ করেন পূরণ ।

এই মত পুনঃ পুনঃ পরিবেশে ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ৮৯ ॥

sei vyañjana ācārya punaḥ karena pūraṇa

ei mata punaḥ punaḥ pariveśe vyañjana

Translation

As soon as half of the vegetable in the pot was finished, Advaita Ācārya filled it up again. In this way, as the Lord finished half of a preparation, Advaita Ācārya again and again filled it up.

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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.

Attentive Service Again and Again

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya notices when half of the vegetable preparation in the pot is finished.

  2. 2

    As soon as that happens, He fills the pot again.

  3. 3

    He repeats this service again and again as the Lord finishes half of each preparation.

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. sei vyañjanathat half-finished vegetable
  2. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  3. punaḥagain
  4. karenadoes
  5. pūraṇafilling
  6. ei matain this way
  7. punaḥ punaḥagain and again
  8. pariveśedistributes
  9. vyañjanavegetables
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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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive to someone's needs while serving them?

Practice

During a meal today, notice whether someone needs more food and offer to replenish their serving.

Live this todayAttentive Service Again and AgainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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