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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 4.94

পূর্বদিন-প্রায় বিপ্র করিল রন্ধন ।

তৈছে অন্নকূট গোপাল করিল ভোজন ॥ ৯৪ ॥

pūrva-dina-prāya vipra karila randhana

taiche anna-kūṭa gopāla karila bhojana

Translation

The next day, almost as before, there was an Annakūṭa ceremony. All the brāhmaṇas prepared foods and Gopāla accepted 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.

Gopāla Accepts the Prepared Offerings

  1. 1

    Another Annakūṭa ceremony was held the next day.

  2. 2

    The ceremony took place almost as before, with all the brāhmaṇas preparing foods.

  3. 3

    Gopāla accepted the foods they prepared.

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. pūrva-dina-prāyaalmost as on the previous day
  2. vipraall the brāhmaṇas
  3. kariladid
  4. randhanacooking
  5. taichesimilarly
  6. anna-kūṭaheaps of food
  7. gopālathe Deity of Lord Gopāla
  8. kariladid
  9. bhojanaeating
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When preparing an offering, do I remember that it is meant for Gopāla’s acceptance?

Practice

Help prepare one food offering for the Deity today.

Live this todayGopāla Accepts the Prepared OfferingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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