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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.27
নিত্যানন্দে সমর্পিল জাতি–কুল–পাঁতি ।
শ্রীচৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দে করি’ প্রাণপতি ॥ ২৭ ॥
nityānande samarpila jāti-kula-pāṅti
śrī-caitanya-nityānande kari prāṇapati
Making Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda the Lords of his life, Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita sacrificed everything for the service of Lord Nityānanda, even the fellowship of his own family.
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Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita made Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda the Lords of his life.
He sacrificed everything for the service of Lord Nityānanda.
His sacrifice extended even to the fellowship of his own family.
Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.
The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.Back to this verse in Ādi 11
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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.
How could service to Lord Nityānanda become more central in your life?
Set aside one small personal convenience today to make time for devotional service.
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