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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.52
শ্রীমান্ সেন প্রভুর সেবক প্রধান ।
চৈতন্য–চরণ বিনু নাহি জানে আন ॥ ৫২ ॥
śrīmān sena prabhura sevaka pradhāna
caitanya-caraṇa vinu nāhi jāne āna
Śrīmān Sena, the twenty-second branch of the Caitanya tree, was a very faithful servant of Lord Caitanya. He knew nothing else but the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Śrīmān Sena was the twenty-second branch of the Caitanya tree and a very faithful servant of Lord Caitanya.
He knew nothing else but the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He lived in Navadvīpa and was a constant companion of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branch”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Śrīmān Sena’s faithful attention to Lord Caitanya inspire in me?
Spend a quiet minute today remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
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