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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 Ādi 10.127

ইত্যাদিক পূর্বসঙ্গী বড় ভক্তগণ ।

নীলাচলে রহি’ করে প্রভুর সেবন ॥ ১২৭ ॥

ityādika pūrva-saṅgī baḍa bhakta-gaṇa

nīlācale rahi’ kare prabhura sevana

Translation

All these devotees were associates of the Lord from the very beginning, and when the Lord took up residence in Jagannātha Purī, they remained there to serve Him faithfully.

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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.

Remaining to Serve Faithfully

  1. 1

    These devotees were associates of the Lord from the very beginning.

  2. 2

    When the Lord took up residence in Jagannātha Purī, they remained there.

  3. 3

    Their purpose in remaining was to serve Him faithfully.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. iti-ādikaall these and others
  2. pūrva-saṅgīformer associates
  3. baḍavery
  4. bhakta-gaṇagreat devotees
  5. nīlācaleat Jagannātha Purī
  6. rahi’remaining
  7. karedo
  8. prabhuraof the Lord
  9. sevanaservice
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does remaining to serve faithfully mean for your own approach to service?

Practice

Complete one small service you have already committed to doing today.

Live this todayRemaining to Serve FaithfullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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