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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.61
ভক্তির বিরোধী কর্ম–ধর্ম বা অধর্ম ।
তাহার ‘কল্মষ’ নাম, সেই মহাতমঃ ॥ ৬১ ॥
bhaktira virodhī karma-dharma vā adharma
tāhāra ’kalmaṣa’ nāma, sei mahā-tamaḥ
The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa].
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The greatest ignorance consists of activities opposed to devotional service.
Such activities may be either religious or irreligious.
Activities opposed to devotional service are to be known as sins, or kalmaṣa.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
He can be appreciated only by pure devotees and only through the process of devotional service. The Lord tried to conceal His identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by representing Himself as a devotee, but His pure devotees could recognize Him by His special features.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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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.
Am I judging my activities by whether they support devotional service?
Examine one planned activity today and consider whether it supports or opposes devotional service.
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