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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.102
সার্ধ সপ্তপ্রহর করে ভক্তির সাধনে ।
চারি দণ্ড নিদ্রা, সেহ নহে কোনদিনে ॥ ১০২ ॥
sārdha sapta-prahara kare bhaktira sādhane
cāri daṇḍa nidrā, seha nahe kona-dine
He engaged himself in devotional service for more than twenty-two and a half hours a day, and for less than two hours he slept, although on some days that also was not possible.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
He engaged in devotional service for more than twenty-two and a half hours each day.
He slept for less than two hours.
On some days, even that amount of sleep was not possible.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
Learn the words of the 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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does his daily life reveal about his dedication to devotional service?
Set aside five minutes of your waking day for devotional service, without reducing your sleep.
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