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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 4.205Madhya 4.207

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.206

ক্ষীর দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর আনন্দ বাড়িল ।

ভক্তগণে খাওয়াইতে পঞ্চ ক্ষীর লৈল ॥ ২০৬ ॥

kṣīra dekhi’ mahāprabhura ānanda bāḍila

bhakta-gaṇe khāoyāite pañca kṣīra laila

Translation

When all the pots of sweet rice, remnants left by Gopīnātha, were placed before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He became very pleased. In order to feed the devotees, He accepted five of them.

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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.

Accepting Food to Feed the Devotees

  1. 1

    The pots of sweet rice were remnants left by Gopīnātha.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very pleased when they were placed before Him.

  3. 3

    He accepted five pots in order to feed the devotees.

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:

But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam. Thus He passed that night, and the next morning He again started for Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṣīrathe sweet rice
  2. dekhi’seeing
  3. mahāprabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. ānandathe pleasure
  5. bāḍilaincreased
  6. bhakta-gaṇethe devotees
  7. khāoyāiteto feed them
  8. pañcafive pots
  9. kṣīrasweet rice
  10. lailaaccepted
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does His reason for accepting five pots show care for the devotees?

Practice

Make one small arrangement today to help a devotee receive food.

Live this todayAccepting Food to Feed the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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