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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 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 6.214Madhya 6.216

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.215

স্তুতি শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু নিজ বাসা আইলা ।

ভট্টাচার্য আচার্য-দ্বারে ভিক্ষা করাইলা ॥ ২১৫ ॥

stuti śuni’ mahāprabhu nija vāsā āilā

bhaṭṭācārya ācārya-dvāre bhikṣā karāilā

Translation

After hearing the prayers offered by Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence, and the Bhaṭṭācārya, through Gopīnātha Ācārya, induced the Lord to accept lunch there.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering the Lord Lunch

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the prayers of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

  2. 2

    After hearing those prayers, the Lord returned to His residence.

  3. 3

    Through Gopīnātha Ācārya, the Bhaṭṭācārya induced the Lord to accept lunch there.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Bhaṭṭācārya then recited one hundred verses in praise of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered his obeisances. After this, Gopīnātha Ācārya and all the others, having seen the wonderful potencies of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, became very joyful.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. stuti śuni’after hearing the prayers
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. nijaown
  4. vāsāto the residence
  5. āilāreturned
  6. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  7. ācārya-dvārethrough Gopīnātha Ācārya
  8. bhikṣāluncheon
  9. karāilāinduced to take
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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”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I express devotion through a practical offering as well as prayer?

Practice

Today, make a small, thoughtful food offering to the Lord.

Live this todayOffering the Lord LunchThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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