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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 3.91Madhya 3.93

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.92

নানা যত্ন-দৈন্যে প্রভুরে করাইল ভোজন ।

আচার্যের ইচ্ছা প্রভু করিল পূরণ ॥ ৯২ ॥

nānā yatna-dainye prabhure karāila bhojana

ācāryera icchā prabhu karila pūraṇa

Translation

In this way, by submitting various humble requests, Advaita Ācārya made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Nityānanda eat. Thus Caitanya Mahāprabhu fulfilled all the desires of Advaita Ācārya.

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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.

Humble Requests Fulfilled

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya submitted various humble requests.

  2. 2

    Through these requests, He made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Nityānanda eat.

  3. 3

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu thus fulfilled all the desires of Advaita Ācārya.

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:

Mother Śacīdevī cooked for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, and at that time there were many joking exchanges between Advaita Prabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu. In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nānā yatna-dainyein this way, by various efforts and by humility
  2. prabhureLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. karāilacaused
  4. bhojanaeating
  5. ācāryera icchāthe wish of Advaita Ācārya
  6. prabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. kariladid
  8. pūraṇafulfillment
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humble”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the humility of Advaita Ācārya’s requests?

Practice

Make one request today in gentle, humble words.

Live this todayHumble Requests FulfilledThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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