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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.19
আমারে ত’ যে যে ভক্ত ভজে যেই ভাবে ।
তারে সে সে ভাবে ভজি,—এ মোর স্বভাবে ॥ ১৯ ॥
āmāke ta’ ye ye bhakta bhaje yei bhāve
tāre se se bhāve bhaji, — e mora svabhāve
“In whatever transcendental mellow My devotee worships Me, I reciprocate with him. That is My natural behavior.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord reveals Himself to His devotees according to their devotional service. Reciprocating with their love is His natural behavior.
Although people generally worship God with reverence, He is more pleased by natural affection. Devotees may serve Him as their son, personal friend or most dear fiancé.
Pure love of Godhead is free from nondevotional desires, fruitive action and philosophical speculation. This service is pure and natural, freed from material affection.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 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:
The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”, “pure love”
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: “mellow”
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”, “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What desires for personal reward might distract me from serving the Lord with affection?
Offer one small act of service to the Lord today without asking for a personal reward.
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