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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.215
স্বমাধুর্যে লোকের মন করে আকর্ষণ ।
দুই পাশে রাধা ললিতা করেন সেবন ॥ ২১৫ ॥
sva-mādhurye lokera mana kare ākarṣaṇa
dui pāśe rādhā lalitā karena sevana
With Rādhā and Lalitā serving Him on His two sides, He attracts the hearts of all by His own sweetness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rādhā and Lalitā serve Him.
They are positioned on His two sides.
By His own sweetness, He attracts the hearts of all.
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”, “serve”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about His attracting hearts through sweetness?
Pause today to remember Rādhā and Lalitā serving Him on His two sides.
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