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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 9.92

এক এক দিনে চাতুর্মাস্য পূর্ণ হৈল ।

কতক ব্রাহ্মণ ভিক্ষা দিতে না পাইল ॥ ৯২ ॥

eka eka dine cāturmāsya pūrṇa haila

kataka brāhmaṇa bhikṣā dite nā pāila

Translation

Each day the Lord was invited by a different brāhmaṇa, but some of the brāhmaṇas did not get the opportunity to offer Him lunch because the period of Cāturmāsya came to an end.

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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.

Opportunities to Serve Are Not Unlimited

  1. 1

    Each day a different brāhmaṇa invited the Lord.

  2. 2

    Some brāhmaṇas did not get the opportunity to offer Him lunch.

  3. 3

    The period of Cāturmāsya came to an end before all could serve Him in this way.

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:

A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.
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. eka eka dineday by day
  2. cāturmāsyathe period of Cāturmāsya
  3. pūrṇa hailabecame filled
  4. kataka brāhmaṇasome of the brāhmaṇas
  5. bhikṣā diteto offer Him lunch
  6. nādid not
  7. pāilaget the opportunity
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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: “serve”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What opportunity to serve might you be postponing?

Practice

Take one small step today toward a service you have been putting off.

Live this todayOpportunities to Serve Are Not UnlimitedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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