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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 4.206Madhya 4.208

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.207

সাত ক্ষীর পূজারীকে বাহুড়িয়া দিল ।

পঞ্চক্ষীর পঞ্চজনে বাঁটিয়া খাইল ॥ ২০৭ ॥

sāta kṣīra pūjārīke bāhuḍiyā dila

pañca-kṣīra pañca-jane vāṅṭiyā khāila

Translation

The seven remaining pots were pushed forward and delivered to the priest. Then the five pots of sweet rice the Lord had accepted were distributed among the five devotees, and they ate the prasādam.

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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.

Prasādam Is Distributed Among the Devotees

  1. 1

    The seven remaining pots were delivered to the priest.

  2. 2

    The five pots the Lord had accepted were distributed among the five devotees.

  3. 3

    The devotees ate the sweet rice as prasādam.

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. sāta kṣīraseven pots of sweet rice
  2. pūjārīketoward the pūjārī
  3. bāhuḍiyāpushing forward
  4. dilagave
  5. pañca-kṣīrafive pots of sweet rice
  6. pañca-janeto five men
  7. vāṅṭiyādistributing
  8. khāilaate
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you take part in sharing prasādam with others?

Practice

If prasādam is available today, share a portion with someone.

Live this todayPrasādam Is Distributed Among the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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