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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 9.354

প্রভু তাঁরে পাঠাইল ভোজন করিতে ।

সেই রাত্রি তাঁর ঘরে রহিলা তাঁর প্রীতে ॥ ৩৫৪ ॥

prabhu tāṅre pāṭhāila bhojana karite

sei rātri tāṅra ghare rahilā tāṅra prīte

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then sent Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to take his lunch, and the Lord remained that night in his home just to please him.

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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.

The Lord Cares for His Host

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to take his lunch.

  2. 2

    The Lord remained in Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s home that night.

  3. 3

    He stayed there just to please him.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Thus the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India. He finally returned to Jagannātha Purī by taking the same route, after visiting Vidyānagara again.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. tāṅrehim
  3. pāṭhāilasent
  4. bhojana kariteto take lunch
  5. sei rātrithat night
  6. tāṅra ghareat his home
  7. rahilāremained
  8. tāṅra prītejust to satisfy him
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I show care for someone who has been caring for me?

Practice

Encourage someone who is serving others to take time for their own meal.

Live this todayThe Lord Cares for His HostThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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