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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.61
শিবানন্দের উপশাখা, তাঁর পরিকর ।
পুত্র–ভৃত্য–আদি করি’ চৈতন্য–কিঙ্কর ॥ ৬১ ॥
śivānandera upaśākhā, tāṅra parikara
putra-bhṛty-ādi kari’ caitanya-kiṅkara
The sons, servants and family members of Śivānanda Sena constituted a subbranch. They were all sincere servants of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena’s sons, servants and family members constituted a subbranch.
All of them were servants of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Their service is described as sincere.
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: “servants”, “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I bring greater sincerity to my service of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Choose one small act of service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today and give it your sincere attention.
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