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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.100
কৃষ্ণের সমতা হৈতে বড় ভক্তপদ ।
আত্মা হৈতে কৃষ্ণের ভক্ত হয় প্রেমাস্পদ ॥ ১০০ ॥
kṛṣṇera samatā haite baḍa bhakta-pada
ātmā haite kṛṣṇera bhakta haya premāspada
The position of being a devotee is higher than that of equality with Lord Kṛṣṇa, for the devotees are dearer to Lord Kṛṣṇa than His own self.
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Being a devotee is higher than equality with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
The conception of oneness with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is inferior to eternal service to Him.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is more affectionate to His devotees than to His own self.
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The purport of CC Ādi 6.100 quotesSB 9.4.68
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.4.68) the Lord clearly says:
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Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
The mood of Ādi 6 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:
That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Kṛṣṇa’s affection for His devotees deepen your desire to serve Him?
Offer a brief prayer expressing your desire for eternal service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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