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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 4.116Madhya 4.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.117

সন্ধ্যায় ভোগ লাগে ক্ষীর — ‘অমৃতকেলি’-নাম ।

দ্বাদশ মৃৎপাত্রে ভরি’ অমৃত-সমান ॥ ১১৭ ॥

sandhyāya bhoga lāge kṣīra — ‘amṛta-keli’-nāma

dvādaśa mṛt-pātre bhari’ amṛta-samāna

Translation

The brāhmaṇa priest said, “In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli.

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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.

The Evening Offering of Amṛta-keli

  1. 1

    The priest explained that sweet rice was offered to the Deity in the evening.

  2. 2

    The sweet rice was presented in twelve earthen pots.

  3. 3

    Its taste was as good as nectar, or amṛta, so it was named amṛta-keli.

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:

Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī. This pot of condensed milk was stolen by Gopīnātha and delivered to Mādhavendra Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sandhyāyain the evening
  2. bhogafoods
  3. lāgethey offer
  4. kṣīrasweet rice
  5. amṛta-keli-nāmanamed amṛta-keli
  6. dvādaśatwelve
  7. mṛt-pātreearthen pots
  8. bhari’filling
  9. amṛta-samānajust like nectar
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail of this evening offering helps me picture it most clearly?

Practice

Write down the offering's name, time, and number of pots to help you remember its details.

Live this todayThe Evening Offering of Amṛta-keliThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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