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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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.112Madhya 4.114

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.113

নৃত্যগীত করি’ জগমোহনে বসিলা ।

‘ক্যা ক্যা ভোগ লাগে?’ ব্রাহ্মণে পুছিলা ॥ ১১৩ ॥

nṛtya-gīta kari’ jaga-mohane vasilā

‘kyā kyā bhoga lāge?’ brāhmaṇe puchilā

Translation

In the corridor of the temple, from which people generally viewed the Deity, Mādhavendra Purī chanted and danced. Then he sat down there and asked a brāhmaṇa what kinds of foods they offered to the Deity.

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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.

Chant, Dance, and Inquire About Service

  1. 1

    Mādhavendra Purī stood in the temple corridor where people generally viewed the Deity.

  2. 2

    There he chanted and danced, and afterward he sat down.

  3. 3

    He asked a brāhmaṇa what kinds of foods were offered to the Deity.

How it feels

Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.

The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One night the Gopāla Deity again appeared to Mādhavendra Purī in a dream and asked him to go to Jagannātha Purī to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the body of the Deity. Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nṛtya-gīta kari’after performing dancing and chanting
  2. jaga-mohanein the corridor of the temple
  3. vasilāhe sat down
  4. kyā kyāwhat
  5. bhogafoods
  6. lāgethey offer
  7. brāhmaṇefrom the brāhmaṇa priest
  8. puchilāinquired
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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: “offered”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I curious to learn how the Deity is served?

Practice

Ask someone who serves the Deity what foods are offered.

Live this todayChant, Dance, and Inquire About ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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