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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.161
অবধূত গোসাঞির এক ভৃত্য প্রেমধাম ।
মীনকেতন রামদাস হয় তাঁর নাম ॥ ১৬১ ॥
avadhūta gosāñira eka bhṛtya prema-dhāma
mīnaketana rāmadāsa haya tāṅra nāma
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu had a servant named Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, who was a reservoir of love.
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Lord Nityānanda Prabhu had a servant.
His servant’s name was Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa.
Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa is described as a reservoir of love.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.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.
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”
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the description “a reservoir of love” help you appreciate about this servant?
Pause for a moment to reflect on Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa as both a servant and a reservoir of love.
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