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  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 4.82Madhya 4.84

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.83

পুরী-গোসাঞি আজ্ঞা দিল সকল ব্রাহ্মণে ।

আ-বাল-বৃদ্ধ গ্রামের লোক করাহ ভোজনে ॥ ৮৩ ॥

purī-gosāñi ājñā dila sakala brāhmaṇe

ā-bāla-vṛddha grāmera loka karāha bhojane

Translation

After the Lord was laid down to rest on the bed, Mādhavendra Purī gathered all the brāhmaṇas who had prepared the prasādam and said to them, “Now feed everyone sumptuously, from the children on up to the aged!”

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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.

Feed Everyone, Young and Old

  1. 1

    The Lord was first laid down to rest on the bed.

  2. 2

    Mādhavendra Purī then gathered the brāhmaṇas who had prepared the prasādam.

  3. 3

    He asked them to feed everyone sumptuously, from the children to the aged.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. purī-gosāñiMādhavendra Purī
  2. ājñāorder
  3. dilagave
  4. sakala brāhmaṇeto all the brāhmaṇas
  5. ā-bāla-vṛddhabeginning from the children up to the old persons
  6. grāmeraof the village
  7. lokathe people
  8. karāhamake
  9. bhojanetake prasādam
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you be attentive to both children and older people when serving food?

Practice

At a meal today, check that a child or an older person has enough to eat.

Live this todayFeed Everyone, Young and OldThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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