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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.168
গুণার্ণব মিশ্র নামে এক বিপ্র আর্য ।
শ্রীমূর্তি–নিকটে তেঁহো করে সেবা–কার্য ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
guṇārṇava miśra nāme eka vipra ārya
śrī-mūrti-nikaṭe teṅho kare sevā-kārya
One respectable brāhmaṇa named Śrī Guṇārṇava Miśra was serving the Deity.
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The verse introduces Śrī Guṇārṇava Miśra.
He is described as a respectable brāhmaṇa.
He was serving the Deity.
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:
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.
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: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the way Śrī Guṇārṇava Miśra is introduced through his service?
Take a moment today to appreciate the service of someone who serves the Deity.
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