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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.204
আর শুদ্ধভক্ত কৃষ্ণ–প্রেম–সেবা বিনে ।
স্বসুখার্থ সালোক্যাদি না করে গ্রহণে ॥ ২০৪ ॥
āra śuddha-bhakta kṛṣṇa-prema-sevā vine
sva-sukhārtha sālokyādi nā kare grahaṇe
Furthermore, pure devotees never forsake the loving service of Lord Kṛṣṇa to aspire for their own personal pleasure through the five kinds of liberation.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Pure devotees love Lord Kṛṣṇa exclusively and never forsake His loving service for their own pleasure.
They refuse liberation that means merging with the body of the Lord.
They also refuse other kinds of liberation, such as sharing His form, opulence or abode, in preference to serving Him.
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:
Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī was the principal figure among Lord Caitanya’s confidential devotees. The records of his diary have revealed these confidential purposes of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
Learn the words of the verse.
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”, “serving”
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”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I seeking personal benefit, or the opportunity to lovingly serve Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make serving Kṛṣṇa—not gaining personal pleasure—your intention.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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