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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.75

হেনমতে অন্নকূট করিল সাজন ।

পুরী-গোসাঞি গোপালেরে কৈল সমর্পণ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

hena-mate anna-kūṭa karila sājana

purī-gosāñi gopālere kaila samarpaṇa

Translation

In this way the Annakūṭa ceremony was performed, and Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī personally offered everything to Gopāla.

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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.

Personally Offering Everything to Gopāla

  1. 1

    The Annakūṭa ceremony was performed in this way.

  2. 2

    Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī personally made the offering.

  3. 3

    Everything was offered to Gopāla.

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:

Gopāla was worshiped, and the Annakūṭa festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many people from the neighboring villages came to join.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-matein this way
  2. anna-kūṭaof the Annakūṭa ceremony
  3. kariladid
  4. sājanaperformance
  5. purī-gosāñiMādhavendra Purī
  6. gopālereunto the Gopāla Deity
  7. kailadid
  8. samarpaṇaoffering
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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

What can I learn from Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī personally offering everything?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to personally offer your food to Gopāla.

Live this todayPersonally Offering Everything to GopālaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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