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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.79
পুত্র পাঞা দম্পতি হৈলা আনন্দিত মন ।
বিশেষে সেবন করে গোবিন্দচরণ ॥ ৭৯ ॥
putra pāñā dampati hailā ānandita mana
viśeṣe sevana kare govinda-caraṇa
The husband and wife [Jagannātha Miśra and Śacīmātā], having gotten Viśvarūpa as their son, were very pleased within their minds. Because of their pleasure, they specifically began to serve the lotus feet of Govinda.
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Jagannātha Miśra and Śacīmātā were very pleased to have Viśvarūpa as their son.
Their pleasure led them specifically to serve the lotus feet of Govinda.
The purport recalls the common saying that people worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in distress but forget Him in prosperity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Ādi 13.79 quotesBG 7.16
In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.16) this is confirmed:
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After her ninth pregnancy she gave birth to a son, who was named Viśvarūpa. Then, in 1407 Śaka Era (A.D. 1486), in the full-moon evening of the month of Phālguna, with the constellation of Siṁha (Leo) on the horizon, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared as the son of Śrī Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When things go well, do you remember Govinda or become less attentive to Him?
Recall one thing that made you happy today, and take a moment to offer thanks to Govinda.
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