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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 6.41

বহুত প্রসাদ সার্বভৌম আনাইল ।

তবে মহাপ্রভু সুখে ভোজন করিল ॥ ৪১ ॥

bahuta prasāda sārvabhauma ānāila

tabe mahāprabhu sukhe bhojana karila

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya made arrangements to bring various kinds of mahā-prasādam from the Jagannātha temple. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then accepted lunch with great happiness.

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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.

Serving and Accepting Mahā-prasādam with Happiness

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya arranged to bring mahā-prasādam from the Jagannātha temple.

  2. 2

    He arranged for various kinds of mahā-prasādam.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the lunch with great happiness.

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:

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya received everyone and distributed mahā-prasādam with great care. The Bhaṭṭācārya then became acquainted with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and arranged accommodations at his aunt’s house.
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. bahuta prasādavarieties of food offered to Lord Jagannātha
  2. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. ānāilacaused to bring them
  4. tabeat that time
  5. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. sukhein happiness
  7. bhojanalunch
  8. karilaaccepted
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more care and happiness to serving and accepting mahā-prasādam?

Practice

When accepting prasādam today, pause to appreciate the care taken to provide it.

Live this todayServing and Accepting Mahā-prasādam with HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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