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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.124
এত মূর্তিভেদ করি’ কৃষ্ণসেবা করে ।
কৃষ্ণের শেষতা পাঞা ‘শেষ’ নাম ধরে ॥ ১২৪ ॥
eta mūrti-bheda kari’ kṛṣṇa-sevā kare
kṛṣṇera śeṣatā pāñā ‘śeṣa’ nāma dhare
He is thus called Lord Śeṣa, for He has attained the ultimate end of servitude to Kṛṣṇa. He takes many forms for the service of Kṛṣṇa, and thus He serves the Lord.
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He is called Lord Śeṣa because He has attained the ultimate end of servitude to Kṛṣṇa.
He takes many forms for Kṛṣṇa’s service.
His many forms share one purpose: serving the Lord.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
In the Śvetadvīpa within every universe is a Śeṣa form of Godhead who serves Viṣṇu by assuming the form of His umbrella, slippers, couch, pillows, garments, residence, sacred thread, throne and so on. Lord Baladeva in Kṛṣṇaloka is Nityānanda Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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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”, “serves”, “serving”
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: “servitude”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Lord Śeṣa’s single purpose help you reflect on your own desire to serve?
Take a quiet moment today to express your desire to serve Kṛṣṇa.
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