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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
Ādi 10.139Ādi 10.141

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.140

গুরুর সম্বন্ধে মান্য কৈল দুঁহাকারে ।

তাঁর আজ্ঞা মানি’ সেবা দিলেন দোঁহারে ॥ ১৪০ ॥

gurura sambandhe mānya kaila duṅhākāre

tāṅra ājñā māni’ sevā dilena doṅhāre

Translation

Both Kāśīśvara and Govinda were Godbrothers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and thus the Lord duly honored them as soon as they arrived. But because Īśvara Purī had ordered them to give Caitanya Mahāprabhu personal service, the Lord accepted their service.

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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.

Honoring Godbrothers and Accepting Ordered Service

  1. 1

    Kāśīśvara and Govinda were Godbrothers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The Lord duly honored them as soon as they arrived.

  3. 3

    Īśvara Purī had ordered them to give Caitanya Mahāprabhu personal service. Because of that order, the Lord accepted their service.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gurura sambandhein relationship with His spiritual master
  2. mānyahonor
  3. kailaoffered
  4. duṅhākāreto both of them
  5. tāṅra ājñāhis order
  6. māni’accepting
  7. sevāservice
  8. dilenagave them
  9. doṅhārethe two of them
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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: “service”

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

How does the Lord’s response show both honor for His Godbrothers and regard for Īśvara Purī’s order?

Practice

When someone helps you today, make a point of respectfully acknowledging that person.

Live this todayHonoring Godbrothers and Accepting Ordered ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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