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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.317
চতুর্থে কহিলুঁ জন্মের ‘মূল’ প্রয়োজন ।
স্বমাধুর্য–প্রেমানন্দরস–আস্বাদন ॥ ৩১৭ ॥
caturthe kahiluṅ janmera ‘mūla’ prayojana
sva-mādhurya-premānanda-rasa-āsvādana
The fourth chapter describes the main reason for His appearance, which is to taste the mellows of His own transcendental loving service and His own sweetness.
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The fourth chapter describes the main reason for His appearance.
He appears to taste the mellows of His own transcendental loving service.
He also appears to taste His own sweetness.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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:
Finally, the chapter shows that the same son of mother Yaśodā, Lord Kṛṣṇa, tasted four transcendental mellows of devotional service in His form of Śacīnandana, the son of mother Śacī. To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
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.
What does this verse reveal about the purpose of His appearance?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on His desire to taste His own loving service and sweetness.
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