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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.54Madhya 9.56

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.55

বৌদ্ধগণের উপরে অন্ন পড়ে অমেধ্য হৈয়া ।

বৌদ্ধাচার্যের মাথায় থালি পড়িল বাজিয়া ॥ ৫৫ ॥

bauddha-gaṇera upare anna paḍe amedhya haiyā

bauddhācāryera māthāya thāli paḍila bājiyā

Translation

Indeed, the untouchable food fell upon the Buddhists, and the large bird dropped the plate on the head of the chief Buddhist teacher. When it fell on his head, it made a big sound.

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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 Food Falls Upon the Buddhists

  1. 1

    The untouchable food fell upon the Buddhists.

  2. 2

    The large bird dropped the plate on the head of the chief Buddhist teacher.

  3. 3

    The plate made a big sound when it struck his head.

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:

At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī. From there He went to Kāmakoṣṭhī-purī and later arrived at southern Mathurā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bauddha-gaṇeraall the Buddhists
  2. upareupon
  3. annathe food
  4. paḍebegan to fall down
  5. amedhyauntouchable
  6. haiyābeing
  7. bauddha-ācāryeraof the teacher of the Buddhists
  8. māthāyaon the head
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this account draw my attention to the teacher’s sudden danger?

Practice

Reread the verse and note separately what happened to the food and to the plate.

Live this todayThe Food Falls Upon the BuddhistsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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