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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 4.90

একেক দিন একেক গ্রামে লইল মাগিঞা ।

অন্নকূট করে সবে হরষিত হঞা ॥ ৯০ ॥

ekeka dina ekeka grāme la-ila māgiñā

anna-kūṭa kare sabe haraṣita hañā

Translation

One village after another was pleased to beg Mādhavendra Purī to allot them one day to perform the Annakūṭa ceremony. Thus, day after day, the Annakūṭa ceremony was performed for some time.

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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.

Eagerly Taking a Turn to Serve

  1. 1

    One village after another gladly approached Mādhavendra Purī for an opportunity to serve.

  2. 2

    Each village begged him to allot it one day to perform the Annakūṭa ceremony.

  3. 3

    Through their eagerness, the Annakūṭa ceremony continued day after day for some time.

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. ekeka dinaone day after another
  2. ekeka grāmeone village after another
  3. la-ilatook permission
  4. māgiñābegging
  5. anna-kūṭa kareperform the Annakūṭa ceremony
  6. sabeall
  7. haraṣitapleased
  8. hañābecoming
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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: “serve”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I eager to ask for an opportunity to serve?

Practice

Ask how you can take a small part in an upcoming devotional ceremony.

Live this todayEagerly Taking a Turn to ServeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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